QUINCY — Two Quincy residences have been declared a total loss after an early Friday morning four-alarm fire in the 300 block ...

I urge the board to consider alternatives that allow Eugene Field to remain open. The school’s impact goes beyond test scores ...

In a wiretapped phone call, McClain told Madigan that some utility executives were thinking of giving the board seat back to ...

The State of Illinois has provided a $5 million grant to enable Marshalltown Hammer to acquire and establish operations in ...

Just about nothing happened in the first week of veto session in the House and the Senate. The Democratic legislative leaders ...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,125 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The first “must” for a rock band to be successful is to have a catchy name. With that ...

CHICAGO – Then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis had already been cooperating with the FBI for a little more than a year in June 2017 when he received an unexpected voicemail from powerful Illinois House ...

Ashley F. Schroder, 37, last known address in the 400 block of North Warsaw in Ursa, is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department for burglary and leaving the scene of an accident. Schroder is 5 ...

SPRINGFIELD – For the second time in seven months, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called up Chicago Alderman Danny Solis after reading about a proposed real estate development in the ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation has a contact at the North Pole. A special North Pole Express mailbox is at City Hall for letters to Santa. Children are encouraged to drop off letters in ...

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CHICAGO — A state watchdog has identified at least $7.2 million in fraudulent claims and more than 275 instances of misconduct by state employees accused of bilking a federal program designed to help ...