Republican Rep. Darin LaHood also took the oath of office on Jan. 3, promising to represent Illinois' 16th Congressional District.

SPRINGFIELD ( Capitol News Illinois) - A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.

In Illinois, Black residents are eight times more likely to be homeless than white residents.

It has been an eventful week for Pritzker. A bill regulating hemp products that the governor backed failed to advance amid in-fighting among Illinois Democrats, resulting in Pritzker criticizing the ...

Small towns can offer a refreshing escape from the hustle of everyday life. Two small towns near St. Louis recently earned national recognition as standout destinations.

Over the next 12 months, libraries across Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming and Livingston counties are encouraging community members ...

Jefferson City released a final list of city council candidates Thursday for the April 8 election. Ward 3 and Ward 4 are contested races, with only one candidate filing for the First, Second and Fifth ...

When news of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death came out, Unit 4 educators turned to then-high school student Terry Townsend to ...

Lois describes the living room's aesthetic before as "new-build, starter-pack, white wall and gray carpet." Although she had ...

AP VoteCast data found that more than three-fifths of voters in 2024 supported abortion being legal in all or most cases — a slight uptick from 2020. The support came even as voters supported ...

President Tim Killeen will pick between Jennifer Bernhard (Engineering) and Antoinette Burton (Liberal Arts & Sciences), the ...