Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents with historic value. Now, though, Joens is retiring from the post to pursue another passion: writing history books.

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration as president Monday. No high-level player in this blue state has any particular entrée to the Trump world,

Notable bills include legalizing psilocybin, creating a new alternative to incarceration and banning single-use plastic and paper bags.

Officials say the various investigative techniques will target individuals who are actively involved in, or associated with, firearm-related violence in Springfield and surrounding counties.

Chicago's immigrant community and supporters are speaking out, fearful that families could soon be ripped apart.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Deportation flights have reportedly begun as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increases operations across the country, prompting Illinois and Chicago law enforcement agencies to assess their approach to ICE activities within the state.

The Warriors announced Tuesday that Springfield, Illinois, Andre Iguodala is becoming the seventh player to have his number retired by the franchise.

The promo certainly has the characters mingling with each other, to the point that Chicago Med showrunner Allen MacDonald was surprised that so much was revealed. For her part, Chicago Fire boss Andrea Newman previewed the scale of the inferno for the event, saying that flames shooting up "three stories" was "freaking out the neighbors."

Jury deliberations are expected to begin Wednesday after the prosecution’s rebuttal case at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael

Chicken-wing chain Wing It On will open two new Illinois locations in the first half of this year, including one in suburban Carol Stream.

"This is one of the reasons why states have got to get to court and take on Donald Trump," Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday.

Chicago Fire showrunner Andrea Newman has offered a brief tease of what's to come in the One Chicago crossover.