Illinois News

Climatologists say June was one of the wettest months on record for the state of Illinois.

Jul. 4--EDWARDSVILLE -- Fire destroyed a recycling facility outside Edwardsville on Friday afternoon.

Iowa offers same-sex marriage; Wisconsin now extends domestic-partner protections.

In an effort to enhance foster care services in Central Illinois faculty members of ISU's School of Social Work/Center for Adoption Studies recently established an endearing partnership with the Department of Children and Family Services.

Illinois got a new governor six months ago, but sometimes it seems little else has changed in state government.

Six feet under? Try 2,500 feet over. A southern Illinois pilot says he's designed a new way to let people who want to be cremated spread their ashes.

Thanks to vacancies created by last falla TMs election, then-president-elect Barack Obama faced the first dramas of his administration: Finding credible, re-electable bodies to fill those seats.

According to a published report, a campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias helped a politically connected applicant get in to the University of Illinois.

The Daily Herald has posted the following: Democratic state Rep. Paul Froehlich of Schaumburg has announced he won't run for re-election next year.

Illinois' newest marathon will be back for a second running in 2010, but organizers are moving the date.

Several thousand Illinoisans won't be able to just hop in their cars and leave if they have one too many drinks at a Fourth of July party.

What's a July Fourth celebration without fireworks? Many cities across the United States will find out Saturday.

The governor of President Barack Obama's home state Illinois has expressed a desire to work together with India, saying the people of India are exceptionally important for America.

While budget woes seem to have taken center stage in Springfield, one local lawmaker says the state must begin looking ahead, starting with a crackdown on the local drug scene.

Friday, Jul 3, 2009 * Second place ? Really? I want a recount The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov.

Six southern Illinois counties are getting federal reimbursement for much of their efforts to recover from May storms.

State officials say an international organization reports that Illinois exported $53.4 billion in goods and services in 2008 - an increase of $4.6 billion over its exports in calendar year 2007.

Though he's spent the last several months talking about a potential run for Illinois governor, DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett announced online Thursday that he will remain a prosecutor -- and run for Illinois attorney general in 2010.

Six Illinois banks and one bank in Texas were shuttered Thursday as government regulators proposed new rules for private equity firms seeking to take over failed banks.

A former suburban Chicago firefighter has been found guilty of bilking his fire protection district out of nearly $200,000 in military leave benefits.