The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nelson Morris was only 17 when he was arrested for a double murder that eventually doomed him to spend the rest of his life in prison, with no chance of parole.

Illinois hunters harvested 158,010 deer during all 2022-23 firearm and archery seasons, up from 146,438 in ‘21-22.

Ron DeSantis, mulling a GOP run for president, meets with law enforcement in Elmhurst and denounces ‘woke policies enacted by Leftist politicians’ in blue states and cities.

The Illinois Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion on the state’s biometric privacy law Friday, leaving the door open for massive damages when companies are found to violate residents’ privacy rights but suggesting lawmakers revisit the issue.

We do some digging and find out what hiking adventures are out there among the US states for the extra bear aware adventurer

With parks, school, statues, expressways and even a water-pumping station named for them, there are many ties between the Windy City and the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.

Individual users may have no idea that companies they never heard of know their heartbeats, the number of steps they take and other health data. A proposal in the Illinois Legislature would insure companies can’t get such information without a person’s consent.

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to former legislators who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.

There’s a good chance that Main Street in your hometown looks different from how it did three years ago, whether that’s in Illinois or elsewhere in the U.S. Perhaps your favorite restaurant has closed, or your barber never reopened after lockdowns. For communities whose economic success is tied to tourism…