The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

Legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to the Indiana Senate’s floor after a 7-2 ...

An Illinois bill that could change homeschooling rules would create "a pipeline to the criminal justice system for parents," a state Democrat is warning.

Prosecutors have dropped a charge against a man who Republican Rep. Nancy Mace claimed “physically accosted” her in December, ...

There were more than 100 reports of severe weather from Oklahoma into Pennsylvania as of Wednesday as severe weather tore ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ( WAND) — A state House Democrat plan would allow working moms to get paid break time to breastfeed their ...

Librarians, states say cuts will decimate local libraries. Feds say they will eliminate bloat and 'better showcase American exceptionalism.' ...

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois last summer, alleged ISP collects and stores ...

A bill heading to the Senate floor would require criminals convicted of forcing victims into commercial sex work to register ...

Reflecting voter angst over President Donald Trump, Democrats scored major election victories in suburbs critical for ...

The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) released the following statement regarding new global tariffs announced on ...

In an economic development trip that began Saturday and ended Wednesday, Pritzker and members of the Illinois delegation met with more than 50 major Mexican companies about bringing operations to ...