The retirement of Senator Richard J. Durbin opened a safe Democratic seat in Illinois. Election date: Nov. 3 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, a Democrat, will face Don Tracy, a former state Republican Party ...

The IAR test is given to students in grades three through eight in public school districts to examine “their readiness for ...

A tanker truck loaded with anhydrous ammonia left U.S. Highway 40 just outside Teutopolis, Illinois, at about 8:41 p.m. on ...

An Illinois man has been charged with sending threatening letters to members of Congress containing a white powder, according ...

An Illinois man was charged with two felonies Monday after allegedly sending letters containing an unknown white powder ...

A man from Quincy, Illinois, is now charged in connection to letters containing white powder that were sent to members of Congress in the Chicago area.

The letters were postmarked in Springfield on Oct. 19 and contained handwritten messages, including “HA HA” and “HAH enjoy ...

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - A suspicious envelope sent to Illinois Congresswoman Delia Ramirez’s office is now part of a nationwide ...

A semi truck rollover crash prompted a hazmat response on I-90 in McHenry County overnight. After midnight, Illinois State Police said a semi-truck carrying hydrochloric acid rolled over in the ...

VIDEO: Two suspicious letters containing what appeared to be white powder prompted hazmat responses Thursday at separate government buildings in downtown Chicago, while federal authorities investigate ...

Three Illinois National Guard Soldiers earn expert badges during historic E3B assessmentBy Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard ...

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