Federal environmental officials say they've found no additional contamination after eight private wells in the LaSalle County community of Wedron tested positive for elevated levels of benzene.
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State auditors say the Illinois Department of Natural Resources didn't employ enough mine-safety inspectors the past two years to comply with state law.
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A group of black Chicago area clergy members say they're supporting gay marriage not as a religious issue, but because it's a matter of equality.
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Union Pacific corp. has donated $500,000 to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library to celebrate the legacy of the man whose actions helped create the railroad.
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