In 1980, political activist Pat Quinn, who would later become governor, led a successful effort to change the Illinois ...

WEDNESDAY’s ANSWER: Congrats to Timothy Thomas, Janet Mathis and Mark McCombs for correctly answering Edith ...

“Springfield, Il. – Wabash Ave. – Coming Soon!!” pops up on the fast-food brand’s location map on the company website ... permit filed with the city. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

After the previous DMV location in Aurora closed on Friday, a new location with more space and services is now open. The new facility, which is located at 970 N. Lake St. and officially opened its ...

Historian and journalist Clay Risen in his new book, “Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America” (Scribner, 480 pgs., $31 hardcover) takes his readers through a panoply of ...

It’s a neighborhood divided over IDOT’s proposal to redesign Prospect Avenue in Champaign.The plans for Prospect Avenue ...

(WCIA) — Sangamon County has officially lifted its winter weather emergency, but the City of Springfield ... People can find Springfield’s snow emergency route map and its snow and ice removal ...

Millions of people across the U.S. are at risk from thunderstorms, large hail and some tornadoes this Easter weekend, ...

If the state would fund its mandates, the doomsday budget cuts looming over the 1.2 million weekday RTA riders could ...

Sergeant Harley LeRoy Spragle served with the 110th Engineer Combat Battalion, which was part of the U.S. Army Corps of ...

In the heart of Chicago’s River North neighborhood stands a temple to beef so legendary that carnivores make pilgrimages from ...