Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza fears proposed U.S. Postal Service service reductions could make it harder for the state to pay people and vendors.

A new report from the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) and Illinois state leaders shows about 10,000 Illinoisans ...

On Monday, April 22, the National Weather Service released a new online tool called Heat Risk. It’s an experimental ...

The Chicago Bears are asking taxpayers for about $2.4 billion to build a new stadium project, state leaders aren't too ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - April is National Donate Life Month. That is why Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joined ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois lawmakers are one step closer to overhauling the state’s child labor laws. The state House Labor and Commerce Committee passed a bill Wednesday modernizing child labor ...

PALMYRA, Mo. (WGEM) - Severe weather Thursday afternoon has delayed the repair of Palmyra’s water supply. Emergency Management Director Paul Frankenbach said that crews were working on the repair when ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - We are out of the woods for severe thunderstorms, but thunderstorms will continue to roll across the region throughout the overnight hours. We’ve already had some rainfall totals over ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois lawmakers are renewing their focus on curbing domestic violence in the state. The renewed focus comes after what police are calling a murder-suicide last week in Villa ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - It was a solemn day outside the Illinois State Capitol Thursday as state leaders honored police officers who died in the line of duty during the annual Illinois Police Officers ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - A more active weather pattern with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue this week and into early next week. However, a lot of the time we will be more dry than ...