Illinois

In a letter filed in federal court, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said the proposed expansion of a toxic waste dump on the Southeast Side would go against state law. It’s the latest development in a lengthy battle over the future of a 45-acre disposal site on the...

(WAND) - Warmer weather is in the forecast this week across central Illinois. More snow and ice will be melting today and for the next few days as temperatures soar through the 40s to near 50°. Plenty of sunshine is expected today and tomorrow. Highs today will be around...

Maybe we're just a little strange here in Illinois. Give us a solid couple of weeks of sub-zero temperatures and wind chill readings in January, and suddenly we're ready to start talking about just when the warmer temperatures and springtime flowers are going to start showing...

January 28, 2025 - OAKLAND — California Attorney General Bonta as part of a multistate coalition, has announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in Schoenthal v. Raoul, a case pending in the Seventh Circuit involving a challenge to Illinois’s ban on carrying...

You could have money owed to you - and you might not even know it. Ahead of National Unclaimed Property Day on Feb. 1, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is urging residents to see if they have money or additional unclaimed property available to claim. “Unclaimed property”...

Bird flu is spreading amongst animals. Here's what humans should know.

HENRY COUNTY, Ill. — A California trucker is in an Illinois jail facing multiple drug felonies. The Illinois State Police (ISP) Highway Interdiction Team arrested 55-year-old Jose J. Guillen of Ontario, California for Possession of Cocaine (Class 1 Felony), Possession with...

ILLINOIS, USA — Illinois beer lovers have something to celebrate as Yuengling, America’s oldest brewery, officially launches in the state for the first time. Starting Monday, Jan. 27, Yuengling is available on draft at select locations across Illinois, with packaged products...

Illinois State Police Troop 8 Commander Capt. Casey Faro has announced that the State Police will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols during February in Madison and St. Clair counties. Faro said the Enforcement Patrols allow the ISP to focus on safety belt and child...

BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) is proud to announce that Illinois farmers have set a new soybean production record. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Illinois farmers...