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One insurance provider says Illinois close to tops in the nation when it comes to reported thefts during December and January.

The budget impasse may have claimed a new victim: an annual holiday shopping season sting on those illegally parking in handicapped spaces.

The unemployment rate for October held steady in Illinois at 5.4 percent, a little above the national average.

Despite Gov. Bruce Rauner's statement that Illinois is temporarily closed off to Syrian refugees, immigration groups say resettling plans aren't changing.

The University of Illinois is spending millions to part ways with its athletic director.

The university announced it’s firing Mike Thomas, not because he did anything wrong, but because his presence is a distraction.

If former Gov. Pat Quinn is looking for a rematch with Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018, history isn't on his side.

Politico reports Quinn is trying to gain behind-the-scenes support to run for governor again, arguing the current budget impasse shows he was right to advocate for a permanent 5 percent income tax rate during the 2014 election.

The Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators are calling on lawmakers for help.

The effectiveness of a November 18th meeting between the governor and legislative leaders may rest on the meeting's agenda.

The same groups, which called for a public meeting to settle the budget impasse, are now calling for the negotiations to a have a "bipartisan agenda."

The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU-Carbondale says more people are now opposed to hydraulic fracturing than they were just two years ago.

Amtrak is now charging a $20 baggage fee to customers who bring more than the established limit.

Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the allowance is two bags of up to fifty pounds, carried on, plus two personal items, carried on, up to 25 pounds each.

Cahokia Mounds has added a new permanent exhibit to its museum.

In 2015, the words budget and progress do not often go together in Illinois government.

But, State Rep. John Bradley says that could be changing ... a little.

Compensation for community college presidents will be limited by a new law, and the state’s public universities could be next.

A comprehensive package to fight the growing problem of heroin abuse is set to become law in Illinois.

The House and the Senate have now both overridden the governor's partial veto of the bill...requiring Medicaid coverage of heroin treatment and addiction services.

Democrats in the U.S. Senate have enough votes to uphold the Iran nuclear deal, but Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is aiming for a higher goal.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a fourth death from Legionnaires' disease after an outbreak at a western Illinois veterans' home.

A new law extending the statute of limitations on rape kit testing helps the backlog of kits, but it doesn't solve all the issues surrounding sexual assaults.

An ethics lawsuit may factor into next year's U.S. Senate race.

A campaign to change how Illinois draws its political maps is more than a third of its way to its goal. 

The American Red Cross says it's making it easier for people to donate blood, by giving you the chance to do some of the prep work ahead of time. 

How do insurance companies figure out what to charge you?

A two-year long Consumer Reports investigation analyzed more than two billion car insurance price quotes.