The Illinois Supreme Court reversed Jussie Smollett's conviction for lying to police about a hate crime hoax. The stunning decision on Thursday morning overturns...
Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones has offered to pay $1.5 million to free a 68-year-old Illinois food service worker from prison.
An Illinois food service director who stole 11,000 cases of frozen chicken wings worth $1.5 million was sentenced Friday to 9 years in prison.
The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office in Illinois released body cam video that shows the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in her home.
The FBI has launched an investigation into Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard for alleged misconduct. Henyard refers to herself as "super mayor."
Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard attends city meetings dressed like the fictional drug dealer Nino Brown in the 1991 movie "New Jack City."
Chicago officials walked back plans to evict a youth football program from their sports facility to turn it into a migrant shelter
Illinois passed a law forcing landlords to rent or sell properties to illegal immigrants
Panicked residents scrambled to evacuate an apartment complex in Oak Park, Illinois, amid fears the building could collapse
Illinois becomes the 1st state to completely eliminate cash bail as part of a plan to "modernize" the criminal justice system