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 ...

Here I was, not even a full day on the Illinois state government payroll, and I was staring at where the bribes took place.

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or ...