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Parts of southern Missouri were cleaning up Friday after strong storms brought heavy rains, high winds and a tornado.Click to Continue »

Funeral services and a visitation will be held next week for Spence Jackson, the spokesman of former Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich.Click to Continue »

A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum features more than 40 rare Lincoln items, including two silver medallions from the sides of his Springfield hearse.Click to Continue »

Two suburban Chicago cousins have been indicted on charges of conspiring to help the Islamic State, with one allegedly planning to attack an Illinois military facility and the other allegedly…Click to Continue »

Former U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert has been appointed to a $94,000-a-year position on the state board that oversees collective bargaining involving public schools and state universities.Click to Continue »

Gov. Jay Nixon has issued his first veto of the season on a measure he says would unfairly penalize experienced school administrators.Click to Continue »

Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed a gaming industry veteran to lead the Illinois Lottery.Click to Continue »

Mayor Rahm Emanuel took the stage in an ornate hotel ballroom in downtown Chicago one day this week where roughly 1,400 African-American women had gathered for a lunch and campaign…Click to Continue »

Some may not see chess as a broadcast-ready sport, but St. Louis billionaire Rex Sinquefield disagrees.Click to Continue »

A spokeswoman with the Illinois Department of Agriculture says the Du Quoin State Fair is on track to be ready for August, despite not having a director.Click to Continue »