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Illinois' largest public employees' union, AFSCME, and Governor Bruce Rauner continue be at odds over a new contract.Rauner, a Republican, publicly said…

The Illinois House has approved a revised plan to access federal Medicaid money for hospitals.The plan OK'd Wednesday would provide $3.5 billion in state…

Spain and England will play in the final of the Women's World Cup. North Korea claims it has Travis King.

Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, will offer an original Christmas story for NPR that he'll read on All Things Considered Christmas Day. Here's a sneak preview.

Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Congressman Jim Jordan have thrown their hats in the ring to become the next House speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

Advances in DNA and other forensics now make identification of Americans who died in the Korean War highly likely. The Pentagon is exhuming hundreds of remains in a Honolulu military cemetery.

A volunteer organization that supports teachers in Winnebago and Boone counties came up with a unique way to raise money.Jennifer Stark is executive…

The Bucks won their first NBA title in 50 years — beating the Phoenix Suns 105-98 in Game 6. After being down two games to none, the Bucks stormed back to take the next four straight.

The song's win at Eurovision Song Contest on April 6, 1974 launched the Swedish supergroup on its path to success.

There's never been a hotter month in records going back to 1895. The average temperature across the lower 48 states was 77.6 degrees.