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September is Hunger Action Month and, according to a local food bank director, hunger awareness is particularly important this year.

The bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk guarantees 40 hours, or five days, of paid leave for every worker in Illinois.

Former Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi appeared in federal court Friday morning, after officials allege he once again violated the terms of his release.

Author Mark Walczynski said the expedition's legacy should be viewed not as an isolated journey, but a pivotal turning point in North American history on par with the later Lewis and Clark expedition to the American West.

U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) and Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) will join fellow House members in a Wednesday night vote on a debt ceiling compromise which would push off the possibility of default for at least another two years, and cut federal deficits by around $1.5 trillion over the next decade.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting should require repayments and reduce grant funding to WTVP to the tune of $198,663 after the station overreported its financial support by more than a million dollars.

Former Reditus Laboratories CEO Aaron Rossi will spend five years in federal prison after his guilty pleas to felony charges of mail and tax fraud.

More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad in the state, according to an exploratory task force.

A new three-megawatt community solar farm has opened on the Brimfield School District campus, making it the first solar project in Illinois built on public school property as part of a statewide renewable energy initiative.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has submitted a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding information about whether the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good is working in her state. The federal government has attempted to shield Ross from investigation after he shot Good three times during a Jan. 7 immigration operation in Minneapolis.