Andy P. Reardon, the former owner of Backyard Adventures Pools and Spas LLC, had theft charges dropped last week after he ...

The state is backing out of its 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, but the new contractor has its own ...

Former Commonwealth Edison executive John Hooker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in addition to a $500,000 fine — ...

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll ...

Some do it all year long, even though sewer overflow runs into the river, especially after rainstorms, polluting the water. A group of swimmers is campaigning for the Avon to get bathing status by the ...

A 54-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced in Jefferson County Court to a total of 24 years in prison for felony retail theft. Tyrone Alexander received the maximum six-year prison term on each ...

A 21-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced in Marion County Court to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to felony domestic battery. Armani Moore of South Locust was charged with the offense ...

WOOD RIVER, Ill. – Authorities report that a reckless driver under police pursuit caused a fatal crash that claimed two lives. Officials from the Wood River Police Department attempted to pull ...

SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to a budget bill that will cut federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years. All three Republican members of the ...

Four people were killed and at least 14 others were wounded in a drive-by mass shooting outside the Artis Restaurant and Lounge in Chicago's River North neighborhood on Wednesday night.

The Great Illinois River Raft Race began in the 1970s but was shelved for a couple of decades before being revived as part of Hardin's 175th anniversary celebration in 2022.