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Smith was named a laureate along with five other recipients in 1994 by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, for “contributions to the betterment of humanity that have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of 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.

One week before the mayoral election, Lightfoot felt the need to personally deny explosive allegations by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.

The former Illinois Republican, one of two GOP House members who voted to impeach President Trump, will tell the story of the party’s takeover by extremists.

The Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal

ELMHURST, Ill. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exploring a 2024 bid for the White House, came to west suburban Elmhurst on Monday as part of a tour attacking Democrats for enacting “woke” policies that encourage crime and weaken law enforcement as he recruited police officers to move to the Sunshine…

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.