Illinois News

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Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Governor Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation.

A tornado, said to have crossed the entire state of Ohio smashed into the log cabin settlement of Burlington, northeast of Columbus reportedly destroying the entire town.

The mother of a southwestern Illinois teenager killed a car crash is being accused of giving her son beer and whiskey before the accident.

Yes, it sucks to be the Illinois Republican Party. The Democrats have veto-proof majorities in both houses of the General Assembly, and a Republican last won the governorship when the Bulls last won an NBA championship.

A memorial at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine represents the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion in 2010.

BLOOMINGTON - Prices at the pump may go up this summer, but likely won't keep vacationers from hitting the open road.

Well gosh darn it, turns out we're a bunch of potty mouths here in Illinois, thank you very much.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday.

By a vote of 35-21, the Illinois Senate approved legislation on Friday for doctors in the state to prescribe marijuana as pain relief for severe medical conditions, sending the bill to Gov.

A convicted Iowa bank robber serving a roughly 6-year sentence at a federal prison camp in southern Illinois is accused of trying to escape.

The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama's health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income adults who don't have children at home.

One drink could be the standard for drunken driving - at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way.

Two flight nurses and the pilot, who died in the December crash, will have their names engraved on a proposed memorial walllow and Karen Hollis will have their names engraved on the memorial wall of the prospective The former REACT helicopter was an American Eurocopter MBBK 117 A3 with a cruising airspeed of 131 mph and a maximum speed of 160 mph.

Near the playground at Yankee Ridge Elementary, a garden of vegetables growing in raised beds attracts kids like cabbage moths.

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn, Secretary of State Jesse White and State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch encouraged all students across Illinois to access a free online tool designed to promote summer reading and keep students' brains active before school resumes in the fall.

Firefighters groping their way through a smoke-filled house have found and rescued a 3-year-old boy in western Illinois.

The Daily Gazette in Sterling reports that 61-year-old Richard Ng was arrested Wednesday.

It's a well-known fact that Illinois has elected more African-Americans to statewide office than any of our 49 peers.

Landmarks Illinois, the state's leading preservation organization, has selected Frank Butterfield to serve as director of its new office in Springfield.