State police: Slow down around stranded cars

State Police are reminding motorists to slow down and exercise caution around vehicle crashes and stranded cars because of the likelihood of pedestrians. Read More

Ill. Senate chief: Pension plan needs closer look

Lawmakers will have a new proposal on the table Wednesday as part of efforts to fix Illinois' multibillion-dollar pension crisis. Read More

Dixon budget rebounding after comptroller arrest

The new finance director in Dixon says the northern Illinois city has seen a $3 million rebound since comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested in April. Read More

Illinois lawmakers override Quinn's assault weapons ban

The Illinois House Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to override the governor’s veto of a bill that created an assault weapons ban in Illinois. Read More

House prices decline in Illinois as national average improves

A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, for the largest yearly gain since July 2006. Read More

Illinois Senate OKs immigrant driver's licenses

A plan that would allow illegal immigrants in Illinois to get drivers' licenses has cleared another hurdle. The Senate approved the measure 41 to 14 on Tuesday. Read More

Trucker probed in trooper's death ordered to park

The federal government has ordered a Georgia-licensed trucker whose tractor-trailer struck and killed an Illinois State Police trooper to stop driving. Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau wants State Fair dates moved

The Illinois Farm Bureau is asking for the State Fair to be held one week earlier. Read More

Attorney General Madigan: Medical marijuana bill would lead to conflict

As some lawmakers continue to muster support for medical marijuana in Illinois, the issue may not come to the floor this Veto Session. Read More

Illinois joins network to track prescription drug use

An Illinois medicine-monitoring program has joined a national data-sharing network to help prevent prescription drug abuse. Read More