The jury in Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial found the former Illinois House speaker guilty on several counts as ...

County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy ...

The family of a woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside Springfield last year that sparked protests around the nation will receive $10 million in a settlement approved by the Sangamon County ...

The decade-long FBI investigation that led to Madigan’s trial roiled local politics and changed the course of Illinois ...

With Illinois lawmakers back in Springfield, Chalkbeat Chicago will keep a close eye on budget talks, school curriculum, and ...

President Trump pardoned disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and reportedly is considering him to be ambassador to ...

If this and a complementary bill from last year pass, single-family zoning will effectively disappear in municipalities ...

One of the biggest debates in Springfield — how to keep mass transit from running out of money — is finally starting to take shape.

A snowstorm this week is predicted to bring around at least four inches of snow to a sizable part of Illinois. Here's what to ...

Chicago and Illinois have some of the strongest protections ... breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@ ...