Video gamblers in Illinois lost $106 million in the first half of the year, meaning tens of thousands of dollars for the bars and clubs that have the machines and extra cash for state and city governments.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a series of bills Saturday he said will help ex-offenders get jobs so they can stay out of prison and become productive members of society.
James St. James, chair of the Millikin department of behavior sciences has been identified as the person who killed his father, mother and sister when he was a teenager.
Four cases of cyclosporiasis, a rare food-borne, intestinal illness that's already sickened hundreds of people in other states, were recorded by Illinois public health officials.
A federal judge has rejected a push by gun rights advocates to let Illinois residents immediately tote firearms in public instead of waiting months for the state to outline the permitting process under its new concealed carry law.
A small, one-legged parakeet that was one of hundreds of birds found inside a feces-filled Aurora home is inspiring a children's book that an author hopes will help raise money for a zoo.
Maura Duffy spent a day in Chicago last September with her mother: A walk along Lake Michigan, shared meals, a boat tour highlighting Second City architecture.
In a step supporters hope will propel more young people to the polls, Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Saturday to make Illinois the 18th state to allow online voter registration.