Lt. Gov. Simon speaks in support of equal pay

Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is underscoring the state's existing pay inequality based on gender. Read More

Illinois AG says time for immigration reform now

Attorney General Lisa Madigan is the latest high-profile public official from Illinois to call for comprehensive immigration reform. Read More

Ex-Illinois lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.

Former state Rep. Robin Kelly has won the special election for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s vacated Illinois congressional seat. Read More

Field Museum receives pieces of Russian meteorite

The Field Museum in Chicago has received dozens of pieces of a meteorite that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains in February. Read More

Once-lost Lincoln sarcophagus on display at Lincoln Tomb

A piece of President Lincoln's marble sarcophagus is now on display at the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. Read More

Amtrak ridership hitting record levels in FY 2013

Amtrak says more people rode their trains in March than ever before. Read More

House GOP leader in favor of gay marriage

A House Republican leader has announced his support for legalizing gay marriage in Illinois. Read More

School getting back to normal after bus crash

A school principal says things are getting back to normal after a school bus crash killed one adult and sent dozens of children to the hospital. Read More

Quinn: 'Very close' to votes to pass gay marriage

Gov. Pat Quinn says he's confident same-sex marriage will become law in Illinois. Read More

Illinois Guard furloughs to affect 1,300

A spokesman for the Illinois National Guard and Air National Guard says more than 1,300 of its civilian employees will be taking unpaid furloughs as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that ki Read More