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Sentencing hearing underway for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan – CBS Chicago Watch CBS News Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is being sentenced Friday...
Crews respond to apparent house explosion, fire in Crestwood, Illinois – CBS Chicago Watch CBS News Crews are at the scene of an apparent house explosion...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker prepares to testify before a Congressional committee on Thursday morning, he’ll face questions about the state’s TRUST Act....
Meet Journal Star business and government reporter JJ Bullock Journal Star reporter JJ Bullock writes about local government, politics and business in and around Peoria. An...
Illinois joined 15 other states Monday in suing the Trump administration over plans to return forced-reset triggers that were confiscated by federal law enforcement and once...
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Illinois jumped into the mix for one of the most sought after interior offensive linemen in the class of 2027 with an offer to four-star Reis...
KEWANEE, Ill. – Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a man as a homicide after his body was discovered days after he was reported...
A 6-year-old boy died due to balloon-related suffocation last month in Mt. Carmel, according to preliminary findings from the Wabash County Coroner’s Office. County Coroner Shaun...