One of the speakers was Salem Addison King, a University of Illinois-Springfield student who aims to support and to organize people in his community. King said he saw the impact from President Donald Trump’s first presidency on people he cared about, but he was a teen at that time and less politically inclined.

Illinois is already fighting back against one of President Trump’s actions to crack down on immigration. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants.

The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police is hosting a car seat safety check event on Wednesday, January 22.

Several people, including a Bloomington family, have been charged for allegedly running an organized retail crime enterprise through multiple central Illinois Monster Pawn locations that the family

"When I started the season, the message to our team was, ‘We're the best team in the city; we're not the best individuals,'" SHS coach Marques Warfield says ahead of this year's event.

A cold weather advisory is in effect for a wide swath of central Illinois means area schools are closing or going to e-learning.

The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions based on who gave them political donations.

In the fall of 2022, a 150-pound cougar roaming around the west side of Springfield captivated the public. The big cat will soon have new digs.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021 capitol riot attack. 37 Illinois residents are listed on the United States attorney's office capitol breach cases.

Everson Pierce, 28, is charged with being the organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise and for being the manager of organized retail crime. He is also charged with four counts of theft between $500 and $10,000 and two counts of money laundering.

The Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance (SSGA) is celebrating another year advancing economic development and partnership opportunities across Springfield and

A Springfield man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a couple near Southwind Park in September 2022.