Breaking: Parents charged with first-degree murder after body of missing Crystal Lake boy found near Woodstock
The parents of 5-year-old Andrew "A.J." Freund face first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the killing of their son, whose…
Illinois wants to set aside $8 million to regulate recreational weed
The state wants to set aside $8 million for the Department of Agriculture to regulate Illinois’ pote…
AG calls for regulation of ‘deceptive’ energy suppliers
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday called for greater regulation of alternative retail energy suppliers, many of…
Public health department has action plan to combat measles
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday a slate of initiatives to increase vaccination rates statewide.
Legalization bill likely to come up when lawmakers return
SPRINGFIELD – A key supporter of an initiative to legalize adult recreational marijuana in Illinois said substantial bill language will be f…
List of capital requests is long; list of funding sources, not so much
SPRINGFIELD – Stakeholders from northern Illinois added to the state’s list of capital funding requests Monday as lawmakers from both sides …
Mississippi River to start rising Wednesday, crest could go as high as 21 feet
Here it comes again and it could go higher this time.The floodwaters of the Mississippi River, that …
Demand grows for marijuana cultivation courses in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) – More colleges are beginning to offer classes in growing and handling marijuana as dem…
Townships lose their voice in wind farm decisions
SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker predicts growth in wind-energy development after signing a law…
State unemployment grows to 4.4 percent mark in March
SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate in Illinois climbed one-tenth of a point to 4.4 percent in March as the state recorded a net loss of 2,3…
Advocates issue response to indictment
DeKALB – A DeKalb-based immigrant advocacy group is condemning the recent federal indictment charges against Alfredo’s Iron Works owner, cal…
