BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: A four-hour House Democratic Caucus meeting in Springfield was so contentious that a member of Gov. JB Pritzker ’s team left in tears and the hemp legislation that was at the ...

Police say a 32-year-old man died about midnight in Wakefield, Virginia, after his truck skidded off the road and hit a tree.

Governor JB Pritzker supports the bill, citing concerns over unregulated products harming children, while Chicago Mayor ...

The debate over regulation of products known as Delta-8 is the latest situation in which the governor and mayor have found ...

Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration passed on applying for state funding for a city-owned grocery store, raising questions about the future of the bold proposal the mayor first floated more than a ...

With 2024 in the books and 2025 already here, gulp, our city and state find themselves in precarious places. The city of ...

As 2024 ends, we remember prominent individuals who called Iowa home, whether for a lifetime or a brief chapter.

Make any resolutions going into 2025? Studies have shown that up to 70% of people who make New Year’s resolutions abandon ...

Illinois and Chicago leaders are reacting to the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100 on Sunday.

Following the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at 100 years old on Sunday, tributes poured in from around the world, including from Illinois elected officials.