Illinois is getting more than half-a-billion dollars from the federal government to invest in clean energy and help reduce pollution throughout the state.

Public employees descended upon the Illinois state capitol Wednesday calling on lawmakers to fix a pension system they ...

An 18-year-old Wentzville, Missouri man died in a crash overnight on Highway 61 north of Canton, Missouri around 11:30 p.m.

State Sen. Minority Leader John Curran said it’s time for Gov. Pritzker and legislative Democrats to work in a bipartisan ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) returned to the state capitol Tuesday to call on state lawmakers to ...

Quincy firefighters say a home at 3430 Chestnut was significantly damaged by a fire that started in its garage early Tuesday ...

The Salvation Army handed the letters over to Megan Duncan, who has been putting her investigative reporting skills to use as she searches for the family members.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) - A Minnesota great-grandmother had the best of luck in the worst of times. She won $100,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket shortly after she was diagnosed with stage 4 ...

HANNIBAL (WGEM) - The Hannibal Parks and Recreation Department discussed the dangers of climate change, giving attendees the chance to learn how they could push back on climate change and global ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - The novel, “In Death‘s Dark Shadow: A Soldier’s Story“, explains how a Quincy resident survived World War II. The Battle of the Bulge was one of the deadliest battles in World War II.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WPLG) - First responders rescued a spring breaker who suffered massive injuries after he fell off a boat and got caught in the propeller. Body camera video released by Miami Beach ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration, a ...