Ronald Martin, Jr., 45, was charged with first-degree murder after two people were found dead inside a home that was set on ...

An Illinois Lottery player is celebrating his new fortune after claiming his $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto prize. The winner, ...

Smoke has continued to cloud Illinois' air for a second straight day, but the poor air quality isn't because of a fire in the ...

A memorial continued to grow Thursday outside the Portillo's restaurant in Oswego, Illinois, a day after a 2-year-old boy was ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema sits down with Nicole Auerbach to discuss how he has handled increased expectations, what he ...

Illinois is one of 15 Democratic states suing the Trump administration's efforts to block gender-affirming treatments for ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $4.9 billion in federal loans for the Grain Belt Express, a proposed multistate ...

For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative ...

The Journal Star took a spin around the Internet to collect early expert predictions for the Illinois Fighting Illini football season in 2025.

A St. Charles man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after leading police on a high-speed chase while intoxicated, ...

Chicago Public Schools officials are asking for more money from Illinois taxpayers, but a state lawmaker from Chicago says ...

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won’t seek reelection next year after 15 terms in office. Davis is the latest longtime Illinois ...