Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald of Barron County announces retirement on June 1. He will join Mosaic Technologies in Cameron and ...

Illinois lawmakers are reacting after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR.

Mike McCoy, the long-serving Peoria County Sheriff and more recently, the police chief for Washington, announced Wednesday he ...

Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement announcement Wednesday set off jockeying in Washington and Illinois, putting the Democrats’ No. 2 leadership slot in play and focusing attention on a March 2026 ...

Standing on his backyard deck Thursday — the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate — Illinois’ senior Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on his decision to retire after fou ...

Possible candidates for the Democratic nomination to succeed Durbin include U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lauren Underwood, as well as Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton.

Jayden Michniewicz "freaked out" when his gun went off and killed a 16-year-old boy. Matthew Nation now faces trial on charges of second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. He says he just ...

Lake County Sheriff's Canine Dax was posthumously honored in Springfield for his "incredible service and sacrifice" as his ...