A state lawmaker is joining the growing call for accountability from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services about past abuse allegations before an 8-year-old boy's murder.

PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) --One inmate died and four others were injured in a stabbing on Sunday at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center. Illinois State Sen. Terri Bryant expressed concerns about ...

A man is facing kidnapping and sexual abuse charges after an incident involving a minor in north suburban Palatine.

Drivers traveling through Maroa on Route 51 will notice a change in speed limits starting Tuesday. According to Maroa Police ...

"This horrific death was preventable," Illinois' Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said ...

Primary Election Day is on March 17. Illinois’ 7th Congressional District has had a Black leader at the helm for over 50 years. Will the seat remain Black?

Early voting for the March primary begins in Chicago Thursday and there's a new place to cast your ballot.

Since 1997, Rep. Danny Davis has represented this strongly Democratic district that spans from downtown through the West Side and into the western suburbs, including Oak Park and Hillside. Here's a ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensit ...

A Cary man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a police officer, who was also a Cary resident, in a speeding, wrong-way driving crash in Barrington.

The driver of a semitruck was taken into custody after leading police on a chase through multiple counties, ending when spike ...

Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.