An Executive Inspector General's report completed in September recommended that Alan Lowe be removed as director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for improperly loaning a copy of the Gettysburg Address to a museum operated by Glenn Beck.

Non-union merit compensation employees under Gov. J.B. Pritzker will be getting their first pay raise in years.

Chicago Police have arrested Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver II after finding a gun in his car they say he was not licensed to carry.

A fifth Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related lung injury.

Name: Taqueria El Paisa Address: 1827 N. Peoria Road Phone: 572-1510 Website: You can find them on Facebook Credit/Debit cards accepted?

Tim Hickmann is among hundreds of volunteers who contribute time to Friend-In-Deed, the holiday help program of The State Journal-Register that provides food to the needy during Christmas.  Volunteers process application for assistance forms, help organize and fill orders for food, and deliver orders before Christmas.

Flanked by a group of local, state and federal officials, Gov.

Illinois' highest court ruled this week that it is unconstitutional to ban convicted sex offenders from social media sites.

Lawmakers passed a legislative fix during the recently adjourned fall veto session which proponents say could help the state realize $380 million in annual tax revenue by increasing compliance with existing online retail transaction tax laws.