Chicago Tribune editorial warns of Illinois' aging population, citing outmigration of young adults and declining birth rates ...

The McHenry County Sheriff's office is looking for a driver who struck and killed a 15-year-old boy riding his bike Wednesday ...

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor's signature program ...

ALTON, Ill. – Officials are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a teenage girl on Friday, July 4, in ...

At age 25, Ruiz made a major change in her life as she dreamed of competing in the Miss USA national pageant. The ...

Mark Hill is determined to put copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution inside every school in America.

As Illinois faces high unemployment, a persistent skills gap and thousands of at-risk youth, Rockford delivers opportunity ...

Hundreds of people lined up in the Village of Mount Morris to watch the Let Freedom Ring parade at 2 p.m. Friday.

Kayakers find a body in Frank Holten State Park lake, prompting an investigation by Illinois State Police. ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ...

Andrei Cherny aims to assemble ‘the Avengers of public policy’ to set-forth the agenda for the next Democratic presidential ...

A 17-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of leading Milwaukee police on a miles-long police chase in a stolen vehicle on June ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...