A former McLean County Board candidate is urging government employees to come forward ahead of an Illinois State Board of ...

Two individuals had their probations revoked and were instead sentenced to prison time in Fayette County Circuit Court this week. 36-year-old Billy Cripe of Altamont had his probation revoked and was ...

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after ...

It’s hard to believe, but Steve Wilkos is now in his 18 th season as the host of The Steve Wilkos Show. The show airs in Chicago on WCIU-TV. “18 seasons,” he says. “I wake up every morning, and I say ...

House Republicans allege in a new lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges the current House map fails to meet state constitutional requirements that districts be ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Two men were killed and another was injured on Thursday in shootings outside a northern Illinois courthouse stemming from a long-running internal gang dispute, authorities ...

The Fourth Circuit determined environmental officials took adequate steps to protect two vulnerable species when they approved a 9,000-acre housing project in South Carolina.

SPRINGFIELD — Amid multiple recent challenges to state gun control laws, the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Jan. 14 concerning the constitutionality of concealed carry licenses and open carry ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

Steve Bannon wants more aggressive lawyers to ... campaign to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, he argued in a court hearing Wednesday. "I've been smeared by a political prosecution ...