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President Obama To Address Illinois General Assembly

Gov. JB Pritzker announces the state’s six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago.

Here’s what’s in Illinois’ $50.6B six-year infrastructure plan

Largest-ever plan covers roads, bridges, waterways, airports, transit and more

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, is seen on a screen during a House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol in June.

In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

Obama, 2 Native Americans Top 'Minority Trailblazers' List

SPRINGFIELD - The nation's first black president has topped the list of "minority trailblazers" chosen in the Illinois Top 200 project as part of the…

Illinois unemployment edges up again in April to 6.6 percent

CHICAGO (AP) - The unemployment rate across Illinois again crept up in March, even as the state added jobs.The Illinois Department of Employment Security…

Kevin Spacey (left) and Robin Wright star in <em>House of Cards, </em>directed by David Fincher. The Netflix series, which follows a Machiavellian politician, is an adaptation of a BBC series of the same name. <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/01/31/170465471/spacey-and-fincher-make-a-house-of-cards">Hear an interview with Spacey and Fincher</a>.

David Bianculli's Top 10 Shows: 2013 Was A 'Good Year For TV'

Two new shows from Netflix -- House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black — changed the TV landscape, but Bianculli's top pick for 2013 is AMC's Breaking Bad. "It ended as brilliantly as it began," he says. "I'm so grateful for that series."

Jan. 6 Panel Hits 1st Major Mile Marker In Investigation Into Capitol Riot

Thursday marks the first of a series of deadlines for federal agencies and social media companies to turn over records to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

A poll worker uses an electronic poll book to help voters check in at a polling center last November in Provo, Utah.

Technology Has Made Voting Lines Move Faster But Also Made Elections Less Secure

In 2016, almost half of all in-person voters checked in to their polling place electronically. There are no federal regulations for the technology they used.

Bella And Max Are Top Dog Names In New York City

Since 2008, Bella has been the city's most popular dog name. That's when the last of Stephenie Meyer's vampire-themed Twilight novels featuring heroine Bella Swan was published.

Larisa, 76, lives alone in her apartment in Sloviansk, Ukraine. She hasn't been outside since before the war.

For older Ukrainians in front-line cities, visits from social workers bring comfort

In Sloviansk, many of those who remain are over 60. Social workers help with food, medicine and cleaning. An 86-year-old calls her social worker "Firefly," saying, "She brings light in a dark time."

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