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U.S. Steel says it plans to close a major operation in Birmingham, Ala. More than 1,100 people are expected to lose their jobs in an area that has long been a center of the region's steel industry.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin provided a fairly blunt reply to the proposition that the War on Drugs failed.“By some measure, it has failed,” said Durbin, D-Ill.…

Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says Democrats’ questions about running an unbalanced budget are “side issues.”There have been several lawsuits…

The Illinois House could vote next week on a measure to keep last year’s eligibility guidelines for child care assistance. State Representative Jehan…

Cost increases for both old and new diabetes drugs are forcing many patients to scramble to pay for them.

Illinois might get its first Native American-run casino in its history.That's if DeKalb County officials give their blessing to put some land into federal…

A report by the nonprofit Police Foundation examining the incident in Stockton, Calif., says the number of shots fired was "unnecessary." It also found that some officers "inexplicably opened fire."

The candidates in this fall's election in Canada are running hard as the vote approaches in October.

The uproar over "death panels" ended a plan to offer end-of-life counseling, but Medicare now says it will pay doctors for the talks.

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., faces charges including theft of charitable funding and bribery. A federal indictment links the alleged actions to his failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia.