Longtime campaign finance expert Kent Redfield, a retired political science professor from the University of Illinois at Springfield, urged more vigorous and frequent reporting requirements ...

For a full list of new laws, go to the Illinois General Assembly website. Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register.

(The Center Square) – Illinois electors will officially cast all 19 Electoral College votes for Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday in Springfield. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ...

University of Illinois--Springfield, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so ...

There is heartbreak, and then there is the sort of athletic agony Illinois experienced Saturday in Champaign. The unranked Illini hosted heavyweight Tennessee, matching the No. 1-ranked Vols blow ...

The last thing some Illinois fans will be looking forward to Sunday afternoon is rehashing the final play that ended the Illini's upset bid against No. 1 Tennessee, which stole away from Champaign ...

According to Springfield Fire Chief Jacob King, the house was fully engulfed in flames and there were reports of people trapped inside. Two people were found dead inside the home. Additional ...

The minimum wage in Illinois will soon be changing in the New Year. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, the state and Cook County's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped ...

The Democratic governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, says he agrees with one part of border czar appointee Tom Homan's historic mass deportation campaign under the incoming Trump administration.

Nearly 300 new Illinois laws will go into effect on New Year’s Day, and dozens could have a direct impact on your health and wellness in 2025. Illinois lawmakers are requiring insurance ...

said the capital city has been an outlier among Illinois municipalities in that it has not had a planner on staff. Since the 1970s, the city has contracted with the Springfield-Sangamon County ...