Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB ...

For the second legislative session in a row, Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several chemicals from ...

The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that 'sanctuary' laws in the nation's third-largest city "thwart" ...

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Joseph Kresin, son of Travis Kresin and Rachel Foor, was named the December Junior High School Student of the Month. He is a sixth grader.

The St. Anthony Bulldogs girls basketball team is back on top in the latest Associated Press Class 1A rankings. St. Anthony received 87 total votes and seven first-place votes. The ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville announced undergraduates who were named to the Dean's List for 2024 fall semester.

In the days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Illinois attorney Marleen Suarez has received a flood of clients ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Austin's move from Vandalia to Effingham meant success along the way ...

The talent was always there. Once Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg all-state libero Kinley Quast finally reached the high school ...

About 10 people, including the gunman, were killed on Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden's prime minister ...