Because they're grandfathered in under an old law, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and ex-Ald. Edward Burke can collectively pocket nearly $4 million and use it for virtually anything ...

At Big Skillet Restaurant & Pancake House in Elgin, Illinois, that moment happens with delicious regularity. The unassuming brick building with bright yellow awnings might not look like the home of ...

The Trump administration has launched military strikes in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an ...

Even if Illinois produces more power, we still might be in big trouble because other states are facing similar problems.

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

Nearly 23% of Illinois high school students said they drank alcohol in the last 30 days when surveyed in 2021, says a report ...

( 25News Now) - Former Peoria area Congressman and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will succeed his friend Jim Edgar to run a program the late Illinois governor created to train future ...

The governor wants people to vote to raise state income taxes on millionaires by approving a constitutional amendment allowing progressive income tax rates. The governor tried it once before, failed ...

For a longtime U.S. senator, Kansas Republican Bob Dole was quite the comedian. He loved to crack jokes — caustic or otherwise — any time, any place. So why not use a memorial session held for him ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., listens as President ...