A relatively little bear is causing a pretty big stir in southwest Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said it has confirmed sightings of a black bear near Millstadt in St. Clair ...

An arrest has been made in connection with a shooting in Little River over the weekend that injured nearly a dozen people.

Robert W. Stevens, 67, was last seen on Wednesday near 46th St and 4th Avenue in Moline, according to a Facebook post.

Gov. JB Pritzker said he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending. Lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations. “Anything that’s broad-based and would have ...