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Springfield Republican Rep. Tim Butler is among the House GOP members who want the General Assembly to vote on Gov.

A Springfield man has been charged with 23 felonies, including three counts of first-degree murder in the Jan. 11 death of Abby Neisler in her home in the 700 block of South State Street.

Perennial flooding on Koke Mill Road near Washington Street hasn't just affected Ward 9 Ald. Jim Donelan's constituents.

A Hillsboro man and his dog were rescued from the top of a truck in Greene County Tuesday afternoon.

Under the pall of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois Senate convened Wednesday with a moment of silence for the victims of the illness.

The Illinois House was called to session Wednesday afternoon for the first time since March 5 when the coronavirus pandemic postponed the legislative session.

With the Illinois General Assembly beginning three straight days of session Wednesday, protesters gathered to object to continued state restrictions concerning the COVID-19 outbreak.

With protesters providing a noisy backdrop, Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Wednesday for the first time since early March to try and pass a budget and other measures to help the state through the COVID-19 pandemic.