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Seven counties voted in favor of secession, and in six of those counties, more than 70% of voters were in favor of the measure.

An Illinois man is under arrest for allegedly punching an election judge in the face after attempting to cut in the voting line.

Bystanders detained Daniel Schmidt after he allegedly attacked the judge

Illinois officials on Friday announced their impending search for a firm to manage the planning and construction of two prisons with a combined budget of $900 million

From Germany to Japan, people are buying up draughty churches, leaky hotels and asbestos-filled schools for peanuts and turning them into dream homes. They can be as big as 40,000 sq ft – but are they always a great deal?

There are two Indian American politicians presently standing for elections in two very different locations.

Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting

Investigators have determined that a skull found in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago