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 ...

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 ...

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 ...