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 ...

Missouri state officials held a ceremony at the capitol in Jefferson City, marking the 80th year since the Battle of Exercise Tiger.

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - The Illinois state Senate passed legislation Thursday changing certain election laws and putting three non-binding referendum questions on the Nov. 5 ballot. The move furthered ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - A bill in the Illinois House of Representatives aims to eliminate the state’s subminimum wage for workers who have disabilities. Advocates joined the bill’s sponsor, state Rep.

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 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday morning changing how liability is accrued for companies that violate the state’s Biometric ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - Illinois lawmakers are one step closer to banning corporal punishment in private schools and home-school settings. The state Senate Education Committee passed a bill Tuesday ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois state lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday increasing access to in vitro fertilization. The House Insurance Committee passed the legislation. It would require all insurers ...

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