To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the Illinois House Emanuel “Chris” Welch warns that money is

Natalie Bomke's parents, Larry and Sally Jo, check in from Springfield, Illinois, where at least 9 inches of snow dumped overnight as part of this year's first winter storm system.

Lisa Holder White, the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the Illinois Supreme Court, will keynote the golden anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast in Springfield on Jan. 20.

The event featured keynote speaker Rev. Taylon Lancaster, pastor of Third Baptist Church, as well as platinum soul singer and Grammy-nominated recording artist Major.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

Federal immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes after President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday, an official said, marking his

Residents in the south of this Democrat-led state say they want to wave goodbye to the debt, crime, homelessness, and asylum seekers that are associated with its biggest city.

Sangamon County, its sheriff's office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an investigation spurred by the shooting of Sonya Massey.

It specifically states the Department of Justice did not find evidence that the county, the sheriff’s department or central dispatch discriminated in providing services, and the county did not admit any liability by entering into the agreement.

Feed the Body and the Soul – MLK Day Weekend of Service: 11:30 a.m., Jacksonville Congregational United Church of Christ, 520 W. College Ave. | Indivisible Jacksonville will provide meals to those in need and to stand against Project 2025 agenda. For more information, contact Devin Bryson at [email protected] or 215-370-4898.

Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot in her kitchen by Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson who responded to Massey’s 911 call about a prowler outside her home near Springfield.

Sangamon County, its sheriff’s office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an