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House Speaker Michael Madigan wants to increase funding for state crime labs to address a backlog in processing evidence.Click to Continue »

Illinois' state climatologist says March was both colder than normal and unusually snowy.Click to Continue »

A planning official in the northern Illinois city of Waukegan says developers intend to save a giant Bur oak tree estimated to be more than 200 years old.Click to Continue »

A St. Louis businessman has been indicted on accusations he failed to disclose information about his income and assets in a 2014 bankruptcy case.Click to Continue »

Police say one person was killed and three other people were injured in separate shootings in north St. Louis.Click to Continue »

The father of a 12-year-old Quincy, Illinois boy killed in a weekend shooting says his son was mistakenly targeted for wearing a hooded sweatshirt similar to one worn by a…Click to Continue »

Court reporters faced with spending several days at home each week as part of a cost-cutting response to an Illinois budget crisis are back at work thanks to a short-term…Click to Continue »

A federal appeals court says the $6 million an alleged al-Qaida supporter invested with a Chicago brokerage belongs to the U.S. government and can't go to insurance companies who paid…Click to Continue »

Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is blasting a preliminary nuclear agreement between Iran, the U.S. and other world powers saying Iran will be allowed to "keep vast capabilities to make…Click to Continue »

The Missouri House has passed legislation aimed at addressing ethics concerns in the only state that allows both unlimited campaign contributions and lobbyist gifts while permitting lawmakers to immediately become…Click to Continue »