Quinn calls for job creation, spending cuts in State of the State

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's fifth State of the State address focused on Quinn's successes on job creation, spending cuts and help for veterans. Read More

Cook County passes ordinance aimed at straw purchasers

Cook County commissioners are making it more expensive for suburban gun owners who don't report when their guns are stolen, destroyed, lost or sold. Read More

Former Congresswoman Cardiss Collins dead at 81

Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, has died at age 81. Read More

Gov. Quinn to deliver State of the State speech

Gov. Pat Quinn is set to deliver his annual State of the State address with a focus on the state's dire financial problems and anti-corruption efforts since he took office. Read More

Nephew of embezzler Crundwell buys her ranch

A relative of former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled almost $53 million from the northern Illinois city, has purchased the quarter horse ranch she developed with the stolen funds. Read More

Illinois House approves $2 billion spending bill

The Illinois House has approved a measure that authorizes new road building funds and transfers money saved from prison closures to child-welfare and mental-health services. Read More

Union members call out Illinois governor at rally

Members of a state employee union are calling on Gov. Pat Quinn for fair collective bargaining and employment practices. Read More

Illinois Senate committee approves gay marriage

An Illinois Senate committee has approved legalizing gay marriage for the second time in a month. Read More

Illinois prison locked down after guard assaulted

A prison spokeswoman says a guard at the Menard Correctional Center has been assaulted and the facility is on lockdown. Read More

Urbana trial witness killed, defendant a no show

A witness in a trial in Champaign County has been shot to death, and authorities say the defendant didn't show up for the trial's opening. Read More