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School officials in a central illinois town are considering training a handful of administrators as auxiliary police officers and letting them carry concealed handguns at the local high school.

Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will hold two public meetings Wednesday at Southwestern Illinois College t

A staggering one out of three Illinoisans today lives in or near poverty — the peak of a continued climb over three decades, a new study finds. It means one in five Illinois children are living in poverty, according to the study released Wednesday by the Social IMPACT Research Center of Chicago’s Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights. The forces behind this rising poverty in a post ...

Two companies offering online wagering for Illinois horse racing gamblers at tracks like Arlington Park have continued taking bets despite warnings from the Illinois Racing Board to stop. The law allowing gambling on horses online expired. Now, the Illinois attorney general's office is looking into the continued betting.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security is closing seven offices and reducing staff by nearly 200 people.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee says a float honoring Illinois will be among eight commissioned by the committee in Monday's parade after President Barack Obama is sworn in.

The Illinois Department on Aging is warning seniors about a recent scam that fooled two elderly women.

Ken Veach of Schaumburg has carried the torch for Special Olympics Illinois for nearly 20 years, but now he takes his flame to an even higher level: the Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea. This month, he will be among 100 law enforcement officers -- the only one from Illinois -- to carry the torch through South Korea.

SPRINGFIELD — The grade school massacre in Newtown, Conn., has spurred Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to schedule a statewide summit on school safety.

The tax-filing season for individuals will start a little later than usual this year in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD — The grade school massacre in Newtown, Conn., has spurred Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to schedule a statewide summit on school safety.

Illinois coach Tim Beckman returned to his Mid-American Conference past on Monday and hired Bill Cubit as the new offensive coordinator for the Illini. Cubit was fired last year as coach at Western Michigan after a 4-8 season. He replaces Chris Beatty and Bill Gonzales, who were co-coordinators last season and whose offense was last in the Big Ten in both points per game (16.7) and total offense ...

Illinois has hired former Western Michigan head football coach Bill Cubit as its new offensive coordinator.

One recent evening after office hours, Dr. James Magee got a phone call about a patient, a woman in her 40s. She complained of tingling on one side of her body, in her arm and leg. Could it be a stroke?

Illinois announced former Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit as the team's new offensive coordinator Monday.

Illinois' top doctor says the demand for flu shots has created some spot shortages, but he says that's good news because it means people are getting the message to protect themselves and those around them.

Illinois' top doctor says the demand for flu shots has created some spot shortages, but he says that's good news because it means people are getting the message to protect themselves and those…

A number of Illinois businesses and their leaders have banded together to write an "open letter" in support of gay marriage in an attempt to reestablish the issue as a priority in the new legislative session.

Illinois' loss to Wisconsin caused quite a tumble.

Illinois' top doctor says the demand for flu shots has created some spot shortages, but he says that's good news because it means people are getting the message to protect themselves and those around them.