When steel and manufacturing jobs dried up over the last several decades in Venice, Illinois, the town lost two-thirds of the population.

The governor held a news conference Monday decrying federal agents in streets and the clashes with people that have come as a result.

Four people are facing federal charges, including resisting arrest, assaulting a federal officer, and threatening to kill a federal agent after protestors clashed with law enforcement at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview,

An Illinois man was convicted Tuesday of shooting a woman in the head at a Roselle restaurant in July 2022, prosecutors said.

​Lottery officers have verified that a Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in East Alton, Illinois, during the recent drawing. The advertisement has drawn attention from across the state as players check their tickets to see if they hold the winning numbers.

The $1 million ticket for Monday's drawing was sold at the retail store, which will receive 1% of the prize for selling the ticket.

Ohio State has received a kickoff time and TV assignment for its next Big Ten road game at Illinois on Oct. 11.

A public education advocacy group says Illinois students are still struggling with academic proficiency. Advance Illinois held a virtual briefing Tuesday on the state of public education in the Land of Lincoln.