Just in time for Halloween, officials in a northern Illinois county say they've managed to get rid of a bat infestation in the old Lee County Courthouse.
The installation of a 20.5-acre solar farm at the University of Illinois is being pushed back after questions about the project and its review process.
The Illinois State Police has come up with a standard design for the signs that businesses can post warning patrons that guns are not allowed in their establishments.
A federal judge has struck down major components of the state's effort to dismiss a case challenging its decision to close a southern Illinois center for the developmentally disabled.
Calling the proposed Illiana Expressway "a highway in nowhere land," the chairman of northeastern Illinois' official planning agency called for an end to Gov. Pat Quinn's push for the $1.3 billion tollway.
Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation museum officials announced extended visitor hours this weekend only to catch a rare glimpse of one of four John Dillinger death masks in existence.
An adoption agency in Rockford is looking for adoptive parents. But the request is a little controversial to some because the agency is targeting same-sex couples.
Officials believe the same robber has struck 10 banks in five states, including Illinois. The FBI is calling the serial bank robber the ''I-55 bandit.''
Senator Durbin was in Thomson on Thursday and said the Bureau of Prisons is waiting for President Obama to sign a budget that includes money for Thomson.
An American Eagle jet headed from the Willard airport near the University of Illinois to Texas was aborted after reports of smoke in the cockpit Thursday.
Safety officials want to inform motorists of numerous stepped-up traffic enforcement details over the holiday weekend, including roadside safety checks and late-night seat belt enforcement zones.