The Illinois economy grew at a slower pace than most neighboring states and the nation as a whole during the third quarter of 2019, according to new figures released Friday.

  On this week's episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register's Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss lawmakers from both parties calling for an investigation of a 2012 email exchange between a government insider and then-Gov.

Production of Illinois' two most valuable crops fell by roughly one-fifth last year, according to final crop yield numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A steady rain will soak Springfield Friday night and is expected to continue during the day Saturday before transitioning by evening to a wintery mix and possibly snow.  The National Weather Service was predicting an additional 2 inches of rain would fall on the capital city Friday night and into Saturday.

GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico - A new community has popped up in this earthquake-damaged town in southwest Puerto Rico: it houses 300 people, a dozen police officers and one macaw.

A powerful storm system is unleashing a severe thunderstorm outbreak across the southern Plains and portions of the Mississippi Valley from Friday into Saturday, with widespread damaging winds, along with the potential for tornadoes, a few of which could be strong, and heavy rainfall that could cause flooding.

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A boil order in the village of Ashland was lifted Friday, according to Betty Griffin, deputy clerk of the village.

Marianne Williamson, who ran a nontraditional campaign focused on the power of love and positivity, has officially ended her White House bid.