National Democrats chose to advance all 12 states that want to move up to be part of the early, pre-Super Tuesday primaries.

Natural population gains and slowing outmigration have contributed to Illinois seeing three consecutive years of growth.

Illinois’ unemployment continued a long-term trend of remaining higher than the national rate as 2025 ends with lost jobs as the nation gained.

Democrats control all levers of government in Illinois. We have been grappling with the same problems for decades with no ...

Illinois shed jobs for a second straight month at the end of 2025, the sharpest pullback since the post-pandemic rebound began, even as Chicago’s job market proved more resilient.

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent ...

A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state’s Medicaid program in the next few years due to federal changes. Here's what to know.

For several years, lawmakers have passed similar amendments to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act, but the 2026 amendment could be a permanent solution. The amendments to the act have always ...

Montana State defeated Illinois State in an instant classic to win the FCS national championship game on Jan. 5. Justin Lamson felt the pressure on fourth-and-10 in overtime before hitting Taco Dowler ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – An Illinois state trooper shot and killed a Maryville woman late Sunday evening in East St. Louis. According to a spokesperson for the Illinois State Police, the shooting ...

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule features an SEC vs. Big Ten matchup in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl 2025. Tuesday's contest has the Tennessee Volunteers facing the Illinois Fighting ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Tennessee ended the season with a fifth loss, losing to Illinois 30-28 on Dec. 30 at the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl at ...