Springfield voted to annex 32 properties on the Glenwood riverfront, a major step toward the city's plans to redevelop the area.

Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism.

Following a Tribune inquiry, Illinois election officials told Senate President Don Harmon he accepted $4 million more in ...

The "That's What She Said" project, a storytelling event featuring all-female presenters, is gaining traction across the ...

This is a local issue. The local school board should be voting on it, not the state overreaching and saying, ‘You're wrong,’” ...

Illinois House passes bill to ban disability slurs as school mascots, targeting one St. Clair County high school.

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction - Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items ...

On Tuesday, the Illinois House passed a bill that would prohibit schools from using a name, logo, or mascot that is ...

SPRINGFIELD — A shooting in Springfield has left a 19-year-old Stonington man dead. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon ...