Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% in the last six years, while Republicans criticize the budget as ...

As another school year comes to a close, the Peoria Public Schools superintendent says the cell phone ban has improved ...

Sylvia Manheim, who has had a major impact on civil rights issues in Long Beach, had an early 100th birthday recently.