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The future of fantasy sports betting in Illinois hinges on legislation that’s passed a House committee. It would regulate sites like DraftKings and…

Smugglers tried to transfer more than 100 people onto an already crowded boat at sea, according to survivors of what could be one of the worst recent catastrophes suffered by refugees and migrants.

The decision to place Tubman's portrait on the $20 likely means the Treasury secretary will keep Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill.

The misdemeanor charges are the first to be filed in the ongoing state investigation into the lead contamination crisis.

An attempt to add a surtax on Illinois millionaires failed in the Illinois House today.House Speaker and Democrat Michael Madigan has backed the idea that…

References to obscure foods abound in Shakespeare. Know your codlings from carbonadoes? Your umbles from jumbles? We crack open Renaissance cookbooks to figure out how to feast like the Bard.

The Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case about breathalyzers — the instrument police use as a rough gauge of drivers' blood alcohol levels. The usually staid justices took a lively interest in the issues raised.

After his near sweep in New York, Donald Trump goes into the next round of primaries, in the eastern seaboard, strong. But he could be tested in Indiana, which holds its primary in early May. His GOP rivals are making a play for Indiana.

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. An advocate calls the incident "absurd and bewildering."

Lead seepage into the drinking water in Flint, Mich., has causing a major public health crisis and prompted President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency. This is how it unfolded.