Public employees descended upon the Illinois state capitol Wednesday calling on lawmakers to fix a pension system they ...

An 18-year-old Wentzville, Missouri man died in a crash overnight on Highway 61 north of Canton, Missouri around 11:30 p.m.

State Sen. Minority Leader John Curran said it’s time for Gov. Pritzker and legislative Democrats to work in a bipartisan ...

CHICAGO (WGEM) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) is opening a new unit looking at past convictions making sure ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) returned to the state capitol Tuesday to call on state lawmakers to ...

Quincy firefighters say a home at 3430 Chestnut was significantly damaged by a fire that started in its garage early Tuesday ...

The Salvation Army handed the letters over to Megan Duncan, who has been putting her investigative reporting skills to use as she searches for the family members.

From a parade in Springfield, to a ceremony in Chicago, Illinoisans celebrated Veterans Day honoring those who served.

Jesse Risley, who has been involved in storm chasing and storm spotting for over 20 years, reports live from the field during WGEM’s Breaking Weather coverage. He also anchors WGEM weathercasts when ...

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Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled the Protect Illinois Communities Act violates the Second and 14th Amendments to the U.S.

Defendant's mother testifies she had grown concerned about the well-being of her daughter-in-law in the months before her son was arrested. A Hannibal man was charged Tuesday with unlawful use of a ...