The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

The program at Logan Correctional Center is the only one in Illinois and among a small number of programs nationwide where women who are incarcerated can earn a bachelor’s degree.

Democrats hold the advantage in two races for open Illinois Supreme Court seats because last year they redrew the court’s boundaries for the first time in 58 years. The two down-ballot elections hold enormous stakes if the court changes hands — potentially impacting abortion, gun control and union…

CHICAGO — Weeks after Illinois students began what is predicted to be a more “normal” school year, a steep shortage of teachers and other essential employees is forcing many administrators to take an all-hands-on-deck approach.

Officials have urged reforms at the facility for people with mental and developmental disabilities. But the state-run center still has more allegations of abuse and neglect than any in Illinois.

Consequences are few as reports of heinous abuse continue at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois.

Large parts of Pakistan have been flooded away, and starvation and disease are increasing with this disaster. Humanitarian aid from the global community is crucial.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with the Stickney Public Health District to investigate the cluster of cases reported in the southwest suburb of Burbank.

Sentencing for Matthew Capsel, 28, is set for Dec. 16. He faces up to 5 years in prison.

His appeal not only crosses party lines, but he showed former Democrat leader Michael Madigan and others in 1998 that people of all colors and origins would eagerly support him.

Drive Construction allegedly funneled payments to carpenters through sham subcontractors to pay less than what the state’s overtime and prevailing wage laws require

Iroquois County leads the list of select public sites for success on opening day of dove season in Illinois.