President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally faced the first of what will be many legal tests ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Board of Education is encouraging local school districts to adopt clear policies spelling out how and when their staff should cooperate ...

Tuition for Illinois-resident undergraduates enrolling to University of Illinois schools increases ahead of the 2025 fall ...

State education leaders are asking school administrations to plan ahead in case immigration officials show up at their buildings. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow ...

Springfield police are intensifying efforts to curb violent crime by partnering with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo ...

WAND News sat down with Deering Wednesday to learn more about her goals and how she was influenced by former Rep. Dan Caulkins.

Closing arguments in Madigan’s landmark case are now in their second day, with prosecutors continuing an initial presentation that includes a PowerPoint presentation with more than 800 slides.

Officials say the various investigative techniques will target individuals who are actively involved in, or associated with, firearm-related violence in Springfield and surrounding counties.

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael Madigan himself. He testified for nearly 12 hours over four days earlier this ...

Springfield Police Chief Ken Scarlette and Christopher Amon, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...