Sangamon County Democrats have named Springfield attorney Mike Drake, 59, as their candidate for state's attorney.

An additional 2,341 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Illinois in the last 24 hours, and there were 46 more deaths from the disease, Gov.

Since I was a boy growing up in rural Illinois post-World War II, American agriculture has achieved momentous productivity increases, from about 45 bushels an acre of corn back then to an average of 180 today, with farmers in my area sometimes getting 300 bushels per.

A female pedestrian was killed around 11:30 a.m. Monday when she was struck by a dump truck at Casey's General Store, 820 Lincoln Street, in Auburn.

A 10th resident of The Villas East in Sherman who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, Sangamon County officials said Monday.

An Edinburg woman died of injuries she sustained in a one-vehicle accident late Saturday evening near Buckhart Township.

In case 2020 couldn't have gotten any worse as a year, giant "Murder Hornets" thought it was a good time to arrive on U.S. soil.

Remember when you didn't think about teachers much all day?  They taught fractions and literature behind closed doors.

Route 66 Drive In Theater in Springfield will be open for business Friday, with some modifications because of the COVID-19 pandemic.