Illinois Government News

One of two suspects accused of killing a southern Illinois man by hitting him in the head with a fire extinguisher has pleaded guilty.

A shootout in the parking lot of a southern Illinois strip club has left one man wounded and five in jail.

A man charged in a two-state killing spree will be tried in the hometown of the first person he's accused of killing.

CHICAGO – Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a position rejected by Democrats Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes.

The Chicago Teachers' Union is a gang , charged James Meeks, chair of the Illinois Senate Education committee and pastor of Salem Baptist Church, in an Oct.

Today is Friday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2009. There are 55 days left in the year.

Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for jobless people in all states who have exhausted their benefits.

U.S. Rep. Phil Hare has presented a congressional committee with 7,000 signatures seeking higher Mississippi River levees.

A teenage driver safety program run by the Illinois Department of Transportation has been recognized for using peer programming to try to reduce the number of teen driving-related deaths.

What strikes me about politics over the past couple of years is how obvious it all has been.

A man arrested in suburban Chicago is accused of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence involving a skeleton found in southwest Ohio in 2007.

" The Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois State Diabetes Commission have launched an on-line survey to gain information about diabetes in Illinois.

Federal prosecutors say a southern Illinois doctor has agreed to surrender his medical license after admitting he illegally dispensed methadone, tampered with a witness and obstructed justice.

The University of Illinois has received only a small fraction of the $317 million it is owed by the state for this fiscal year and has effectively frozen many open positions.

Mark Kirk sent a memo to Fred Malek seeking advice on how to acquire a 'quick and decisive' endorsement from Sarah Palin.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's office says a state lawmaker's wife was the best of 51 applicants for a post on the Pollution Control Board.

Illinois is allowed to start enforcing a long-debated parental notification law for teen girls seeking abortions after more than a decade of legal challenges.

The Illinois Republican Party is feeling positive about its chances to win key elections next year after a GOP rout in governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey.

On Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Revenue posted the names of 100 businesses and individuals that collectively owe the state at least $6.3 million.

A candidate from the past has returned to run for Illinois governor. Jim Ryan said Tuesday he has more experience than the other candidates seeking the Republican nomination.