Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and 12 years after his release from federal prison. He died just one day after ...

Article Summary The Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County is Illinois’ only International Dark Sky Place as judged ...

Article Summary Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric has declined to file criminal charges in the officer-involved shooting of Rachel ...

At the end of February, Illinois soybean farmers are set to receive special federal payments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A total of $12 billion nationwide, with $11 billion earmarked ...

SPRINGFIELD – Over the past year, construction workers inside the Illinois Statehouse have stripped most of the building’s north wing down to its bare bones and are now in the process of restoring it ...

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias alleged that Flock Safety, a police tech company, illegally shared data with federal border enforcement. This escalates an ongoing conflict between Giannoulias and ...

SPRINGFIELD – In the weeks before 8-year-old Navin Jones died, the Department of Children and Family Services had investigated his parents for nabbing him from his legal guardian and had received a ...

A Carterville High School teacher and assistant football coach who is the subject of a criminal investigation was named in recent subpoenas served in the case. The employee was placed on leave more ...

Five Democrats are running to succeed Susana Mendoza as comptroller, and four tried to set themselves apart on budgeting and experience at a candidate forum in Chicago on Tuesday. Lake County ...

JB Pritzker signed 31 new laws on Friday. One includes a controversial measure that allows minors to receive birth control without a parent’s consent. Others ban certain ingredients from cosmetics, ...

Ben joined CNI in November 2024 as a Statehouse reporter covering the General Assembly from Springfield and other events happening around state government. He previously covered Illinois government ...

President Donald Trump’s budget calls for cutting $372 million in funding for the Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes commercial flights to Decatur, Marion and Quincy. The longstanding ...