What began with a group of neighbors hanging paintings on fences in their yards and evolved to become nationally recognized, ...

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke marked six months in office by issuing her administration’s ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his ...

After the bill that would have bailed out Chicago area transit agencies failed to clear both chambers of the Illinois General ...

Heading into the end of the legislative session, consumer advocates, renewable energy industry groups and environmental advocates were hopeful about a bill that would have overhauled Illinois’ energy ...

Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been picked to serve as state fire marshal, pending state Senate confirmation. Chief ...

A 26-year-old Rolling Meadows man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a January accident on Chicago’s ...

Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development is eying improvements to the South Branch of the Chicago River as far west ...

Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois.  To the director ...

Two incidents where U.S. Immigration and Customs agents allegedly detained immigrants without warrants loomed large over the ...

Chronicle Media staff members collected 20 awards, including five first-place finishes, at the Illinois Press Association’s ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...