Illinois' late fees skyrocket over past 3 years
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has racked up more in late-payment fees in less than three years than it did in the previous 18 years combined, accor…
State paying bills, but not late-payment interest
SPRINGFIELD – During the Illinois budget crisis, private companies borrowed billions of dollars to pay government vendors on time with the p…
4 dead in Tennessee Waffle House shooting; suspect sought
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An almost naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in …
Church elders renew probe of founder's alleged misconduct
SOUTH BARRINGTON – Leaders of a Chicago-area evangelical church that became one of the largest in the nation say they will renew their exami…
Illinois woman sentenced to life in prison for deadly plot in Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – An Illinois woman who plotted to go on a Valentine’s Day shooting rampage at a Canadian mall was sentenced to life in…
Site of unsolved 1981 Springfield ax killing to be razed
SPRINGFIELD – The city of Springfield is preparing to demolish a hardware store that was the scene of an unsolved ax killing 37 years ago.
50,000 Illinois firearm owner ID cards due for renewal
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police are urging those with firearm owner's identification cards to apply early if their cards are up for rene…
Deerfield faces 2nd lawsuit after creating semiautomatic weapons ban
DEERFIELD – The northern Chicago suburb of Deerfield faces a second lawsuit after its village board voted unanimously to ban certain semiaut…
Bill would remove Illinois from multi-state voter database
SPRINGFIELD – A measure awaiting action from Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner would end the state's participation in a controversial multi-state v…
Illinois plan: Replace armed school officers with therapists
SPRINGFIELD – Some Illinois lawmakers want to give extra money to schools that replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers a…
