The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Newly released data show that nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year. The national suicide rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people hit its highest level since 1941.

Seven people were killed and dozens more wounded in mass shooting at 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois

ComEd and Ameren are asking us to pay more to get less. As the state transitions to clean energy, the Illinois Commerce Commission should right-size electric utilities’ spending and limit the financial impact on customers.

A forum user said engineers in Normal, Illinois poured sand into the mechanism and nothing bad happened. So can this new version survive for more than a few months?

The boa constrictor, named Nagini, was stuck in the side panel of the kitchen cabinet in a home in Herrin, Illinois

Illinois hunters harvested 76,232 deer during the two parts of firearm season, down slightly from 76,854 in the 2022 season.

Jimmy Jeffries shot his personal-best buck in the second part of Illinois’ firearm deer season.

A pilot program announced by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is thought to be the first in the nation offered to inmates at the county jail level.

Here are this week Detroit Lions' Studs and Duds from their road loss against the Chicago Bears

A question posed by Equality Illinois brings to mind a state law that says legislators cannot promise action on a bill in exchange for a contribution.

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of December 4-December 8. December deep dive: On the Ballot series on RCV  On the Ballot, Ballotpedia’s weekly podcast is running a series on ranked-choice…