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An Illinois lawmaker says a casino proposed for southern Wisconsin would deal an economic blow to an adjacent Illinois town.The casino is being proposed…

Advocates for youth are urging Illinois to end the incarceration of young people in large facilities. They say these settings do not address their needs…

The University of Illinois Springfield is opening its first student union.A ribbon cutting is scheduled Sunday at the $21.75 million building, which…

A 2020 jury trial date has been set for a transgender inmate suing Illinois Department of Corrections officials for alleged abuses.26-year-old Deon…

Federal officials say the city of Rockford will receive $700,000 to redevelop a 22-acre industrial site.Rockford officials plan to use the revolving loan…

Hansle Parchment took the wrong bus and ended up at the aquatic center. A kind volunteer gave him cash for a cab, which allowed him to get to the track on time to win the gold.

They say it is a discriminatory law that blocks some African Americans from voting and plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case now, after losing in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The supergroup of contemporary Blue Note Records artists — names like Robert Glasper, Lionel Loueke and Ambrose Akinmusire — gather together for a program of originals and Blue Note classics.

The saxophonist and composer has long been an standard-bearer for boundary-crossing music. From uptown Manhattan, Jason Moran curates a concert retrospective of his wildly creative universe.

Local officials around the country are preparing to tally how many people are experiencing homelessness in their cities. But critics have long raised concerns that Point-In-Time counts can lead to undercounting the actual population without stable housing.