The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Terminally ill or medically incapacitated prisoners can apply for early release. But the Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied twice as many requests as it OK’d — and seven prisoners died months after their applications were rejected, an Injustice Watch / WBEZ investigation found.

The three U.S. Marines killed in a tiltrotor aircraft crash during a training exercise in Australia were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado

The annual look at field conditions and prospects ahead of opening day for dove hunting in Illinois on Friday, Sept. 1.

The Bears will be all over the waiver wire this week when cuts are made, but how did last year's moves fare?

An Illinois judge is set to decide whether the father of the man accused of fatally shooting seven people at a suburban Chicago Fourth of July parade will stand trial himself

Illinois and Chicago should kick up their efforts to protect and improve the state’s environment.

The Bears wrapped the preseason with a 24-21 loss to the Bills. Take a look at the action:

The West Side heroin/opioid taskforce is confronting the growing overdose crisis among the city’s Black population

Mount Carmel took control early and then held off a ferocious comeback from the Flyers to win 36-33 at Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium.