Jacksonville man barricades himself in high-rise apartment, lights it on fire

Kathleen and James Reynolds of Springfield have seen their transportation service business dry up because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State regulation of the number of people allowed at gatherings does not violate Illinoisans' First Amendment rights, the attorney general's office argued in a court document.

As Illinois enters another phase of further loosening restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov.

The Springfield area's unemployment rate fell to 13 percent in May, down from 14.2 percent in April as some parts of the economy returned during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON - More than 1 million dead people got stimulus checks from the federal government under a new federal law designed to juice the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, a watchdog agency reported Thursday.

MILWAUKEE - Under normal circumstances, there would be nothing particularly extraordinary about a group of aspiring surgical technicians gathering for a lab course at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

The bill from her sister's Texas senior care facility must be a mistake, Claire Harrison thought. She skimmed the unexpected line items: $11.04 for masks and gloves, $805 for care coordination, $1,200 for supplies including a coronavirus control chamber.

Leaders from the Southern Illinois University System will hold the first in a series of ongoing virtual discussions focusing on issues of equity and justice in our country and what individuals can do to address them both in society and across the SIU System.

Springfield Police responded to a shots fired incident late Wednesday night on the city's north end.