Solving the state’s pension problems on the education level may have an effect on local government. House Speaker Michael Madigan has a plan to take from the personal property replacement tax distributed to local governments...
Officials at Illinois State University plan to review the school's suicide prevention and alcohol awareness programs after an above-average number of student deaths...
Documents shed new light on Trayvon Martin killing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head....
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade of conflict....
Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) -- Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty - the Queen of Disco....
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....