Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. hadn't killed anyone when he was put away at age 20 as an accomplice to a 1997 murder. He got a life sentence with no possibility of parole. That wouldn't happen today.

The U.S. Constitution gives federal law authority over conflicting state law, but state lawmakers have some means to push ...

Families looking to get out of the house to enjoy some warmer weather in March will be greeted with a host of free admission ...

Members of the Illinois Senate Pensions Committee heard from pension administrators and government unions about the need for ...

The REAL ID enforcement deadline is quickly approaching, but Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is stressing that ...

The city’s Department of Transportation confirmed this week that it is “actively working” to install the 50 cameras this year ...

Illinois is offering free test preparation to over 200,000 students at public universities and select community colleges ...

Apple TV’s ‘Dark Matter’ and FX’s ‘The Bear’ have been spotted in town this month, but City Hall has fewer ambassadors to ...

Pritzker proposes $500M to turn state properties into development-ready sites - “A $500 million proposal by Gov. JB Pritzker to ...