Chicago teen eligible for parole next April in 2014 killing
CHICAGO – A Chicago teenager who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting another 14-year-old girl in a street fight in 2014 that escalated from a…
Rockford flooding: Flash flooding prompts several vehicle rescues
ROCKFORD – Bystanders and emergency crews rescued people from numerous vehicles as flash flooding hit Rockford.
Musk company to build Chicago-to-O'Hare express transport
CHICAGO – Entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday a high-speed transportation system that will whisk people between downtown Chicago and O’Hare…
Trial for accused Dixon High School shooter set Aug. 20
Three weeks have been set aside for the trial of accused Dixon High School shooter Matthew A Milby Jr.
Illinois bicentennial: Muddy Waters wrote Chicago’s blues legacy
Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press A…
Accused Dixon High School shooter enters not guilty plea
DIXON – Looking wan and thin and far younger than his 19 years, Matthew A. Milby Jr., accused of the shooting May 16 at Dixon High School, s…
House Speaker Michael Madigan's aide quits over harassment claim
SPRINGFIELD – The chief of staff to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has resigned over allegations of mishandling complaints of sexual…
Bruce Rauner signs 1st full-year state budget as Illinois governor
CHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Illinois' new state budget, the first full-year spending plan he's enacted since taking office in 2015.
Illinois lawmaker quits leadership job amid harassment claim
SPRINGFIELD – The No. 3 Democrat in the Illinois House stepped down from his leadership post Thursday less than an hour after a legislative …
Trump's possible pardons include former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator he claims “was treated very unfairly by our government!”…
