A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulations in Illinois missed a key deadline on Friday. But its sponsor, Rep. Terra Costa Howard, said it’s still alive — and she’s working on changes ...

Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania.

A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulations in Illinois missed a key deadline on Friday. But its sponsor, Rep. Terra ...

A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania ...

Illinois lawmakers look to remove barriers to a ban on new large-scale nuclear power plants to meet energy goals and power ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue's taxpayer assistance numbers are available for residents to call for tax-related inquiries without having to wait for an agent. The call center is expanding their ...

The 54th season of racing at Grundy County Speedway‘s 0.333-mile paved oval will take place under the NASCAR Advance Auto ...

Language translation software firm Lilt has provided artificial intelligence to translate weather service alerts for over a ...

No, Target stores will be closed on Easter Sunday this year, a company spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY. Yes, Walmart will be open regular hours on Easter, the company confirmed to USA TODAY. No, ...

Tax Day is this week -- which means Americans have only a limited left to file their taxes before the deadline.

Southwest suburban Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten acknowledged he wasn’t sure what to expect when he accepted an invitation ...

A group of challengers stepping up against veteran Democrats in recent months are railing against the ways they feel the ...