Capitol News Illinois sued the state child protection agency after it denied release of caseworker personnel records

WGLT talks to Faisal Rashid from Bloomington, organizer of Central Illinois' first local celebration of Pakistan Day. It's set for Aug. 23 in Mahomet.

15-year-old Alana Vanmeter died unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism last September. A memorial 5K on Aug. 22 will fund a scholarship created in her honor.

JB Pritzker and Republicans Darren Bailey and Don Tracy participated in a candidate forum about agriculture policy on Monday on an Illinois farm.

A new bill Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law better accommodates survivors of sexual assault during the reporting process, but police are struggling to find the numbers to make it happen.

The building was the scene of a deadly crash last year.

The story of the last two decades isn't one of Americans steadily moving left or right. It's the story of voters repeatedly searching for candidates who promise to challenge a political system they increasingly believe has stopped working for the average American, yet failing to find anyone who can rise to that challenge.

JB Pritzker signed another 75 bills into law Friday, bringing his total to more than 350 signed in 2026 and leaving him with about 20 left to consider.

Recently, WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reported on Illinois’ county juvenile detention system. Two new state laws look to reform it. He spoke with Elizabeth Clarke from the Juvenile Justice Initiative about the impact the laws could make…

The 2026 Environmental Scorecard gave 100 percent scores to 95 state legislators based on how they voted for 13 recent bills.