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There's still hope from legislators that two Illinois power plants can stay open. Republican State Representatives Bill Mitchell, Dan Brady and Jim Durkin spoke to over 100 power plant employees in Cl...

When the Republican Party launches its quadrennial celebration in Cleveland this week to anoint its nominee for president, some prominent party faithful from Illinois won't be there.  Top leaders...

Weekend thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes that rolled through the Midwest are expected to give way to a blistering hot and sticky week. Temperatures in Chicago and stretching into Iowa, Missour...

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There will be no downtown Bloomington hotel, at least not yet. Benjamin Yount reports:

Many prominent Illinois Republicans are skipping next week's convention, including Governor Rauner. David Stewart reports the governor isn't talking about the presidential race anymore.

The Illinois Comptroller is painting a grim picture of the state's financial situation.  Leslie Munger said yesterday that things will get worse under the six-month stopgap budget approved by law...

Eastern Illinois University's president says he doesn't anticipate any more layoffs after the recent passage of a stop-gap budget, according to the State Journal-RegisterThe Charleston school will rec...

A group of state lawmakers are calling for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to resign.  Mautino is under investigation over campaign spending.  The probe relates to more than 200-thous...

Governor Rauner is making an effort to level the playing field for minority-owned companies in Illinois.  The governor signed an executive order yesterday that will initiate reforms designed to g...