A 50-year-old homeless man is accused of severely beating and sexually assaulting a woman behind a home on South Walnut Street in Springfield Saturday...

PEORIA — With the retail debut last month of the Cat S60 Smartphone, the device joins the ranks of countless Caterpillar Inc. products that aren't...

VAN BURENSBURG -- A 59-year-old Mulberry Grove man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Montgomery County Sunday evening, according to the...

CLEVELAND -- After a harsh primary, Republicans kicked off Donald Trump's general election campaign with a warm and personal validation from his wife, Melania Trump, who emotionally assured GOP convention delegates and voters across the country that the b...

TAYLORVILLE - Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Monday to punish Illinois retailers that sell so-called bath salts, which are chemicals that mimic the effects of cocaine and other powerful drugs. "We've got to do everything we can to end the scourge o...

A private fundraising campaign is approximately $4.5 million toward the estimated $16 million cost of restoring the historic Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield, according to figures released Monday by the campaign.The goal is to complete the work i...

ST. LOUIS - Mike Leake had his second straight double-digit strikeouts game with no walks, joining Bob Gibson as the only Cardinals to accomplish the feat, and St. Louis beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Monday night.Leake (7-7) struck out a season-best 1...

Springfield School Board member Judy Johnson maintained Monday that the district had "something in the works" by bringing forward a policy for naming new facilities.That contention, however, was quickly shot down by Superintendent Jennifer Gill, who ada...

A Wisconsin truck driver was injured Monday afternoon when the tractor-trailer he was driving rolled down an embankment off Interstate 55 near Glenarm Monday afternoon.According to Illinois State Police, Allen G. Janchan, 68, of Kiel, Wisconsin, was trave...

CHICAGO - Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer, Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings and the Chicago Cubs stopped an eight-game losing streak against the New York Mets with a 5-1 victory on Monday night in a rematch of last year's NL Championship Series.With o...