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Joe McGraw won the Republican primary in the 17th Congressional District of Illinois on Tuesday. The former judge from Rockford defeated Scott Crowl, a Milan area farmer and former union official.

Some members record symbolic objection, saying rules are too vague and complicated

A Pekin man charged with causing the death of his 9-week-old daughter will remain in the Tazewell County Jail pending appeal or trial.

We might have an answer to the pungent question in Central Illinois of late: Just what is that awful smell? It's likely a phenomenon called petrichor, according to a state climatologist.

State Sen. Chris Balkema, who represents northern McLean County and parts of Livingston County, was sworn into office Wednesday on the refurbished Illinois Senate floor.

A Republican state lawmaker from Morton is sponsoring a bill making it illegal for insurance companies to place a time limit on anesthesia payment coverage.

Limits already are in place in some Illinois school districts

Residents concerned about potential cuts to federal Medicaid staged a protest Monday outside the office of Republican U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal.

Mifepristone, a drug used in medical abortion, has come under threat by the Trump administration in recent months. The widely used abortion bill is still legal. It survived a court challenge last year, but state Rep. Dagmara Avelar said she is concerned that reproductive health care remains under attack.

Pritzker signed bill eliminating statewide tax, allowing local governments to create their own