Mayor Emanuel called on the General Assembly to require that Illinois residents register all handguns on Thursday. They'd also have to pay a $65 fee for each

Voters in Illinois can start casting absentee ballots Thursday for the March 20 primary.

If you've tried your luck at the Powerball Lottery lately, you've probably noticed some big changes. The jackpot has rolled over to $250 million for

The son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who is from Illinois, is among 19 Americans being held for trial in Egypt.

State support helped to create 1,800 new jobs at the Chrysler plant in Belvidere, Ill., Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday. Speaking at the plant, Quinn praised

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority wants to take a closer look at whether to pay the Chicago Park District $2.6 million to maintain Soldier Field.

Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn delivered his State of the State address at the Illinois Capitol. The governor's office provided full text of the speech:

Gov. Pat Quinn used Wednesday's State of the State address to discuss jobs, business and education in Illinois, proposing a number of tax credits he feels will

Jobs and economic growth, including tax relief for some Illinoisans, will be a main focus of the State of the State address, Gov. Pat Quinn said Tuesday, but

Gov. Pat Quinn is being pressured to reject a new measure that would allow red-light cameras around Chicago schools to be used to enforce speed limits.

A nuclear power plant in Byron, Ill., lost power and shut down on Monday afternoon in an incident officials called "an unusual event," the lowest of four

The Civic Federation is warning that the State of Illinois is facing an unprecedented financial crisis unless state lawmakers make serious cuts in the budget.

Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday that he supports increasing the minimum age Illinois students can drop out of school from 17 to 18 years old, although other

Illinois-based medical device and drugmaker Abbott Laboratories announced Wednesday it will lay off 700 employees, many in Illinois, as part of ongoing restructuring efforts.

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's son is among a group of US citizens who have been barred from leaving Egypt after government forces raided the offices