Cairo, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers. But the store is struggling...

Amid this heated political season, residents in southern Illinois have found a unifying pastime: spotting black bears.

Child welfare chair said she was spurred to act by news reports of state’s lax oversight

As hearings begin this week, independent court monitor says state’s services are ‘in stark contrast to national best practices’

Though flooding left homes waist-deep in water and submerged cars, officials said the dam system operated as designed for flooding...

Amid worker shortage, union says facility has seen a surge in violence

In 2020, the state made a goal of cutting deep and persistent poverty in half by 2026 and ending it...

At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years —...

The state of Illinois is asking for the end of court oversight of its system of care for people with...

The facility closed abruptly on December 31. The judge who moved to close the facility said staffing shortages made it...