Republicans in the Indiana statehouse have proposed legislation that would redraw the state border with Illinois and annex ...

A bill filed by Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston would create a commission to "embrace neighboring counties that want to ...

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski said Congress needs to expand existing relief legislation to include Venice, Illinois, near site of ...

Los Angeles has wildfire policies that are far tougher than many of those in Western states. The destruction from the recent ...

In another problem for a troubled Illinois agency, two lawsuits allege negligence in the suicide of a state mental health ...

Peoria City Council members unanimously approved multiple items Tuesday night meant to help the unhoused population in the ...

Judicial Hellholes report shines its brightest spotlight on 10 jurisdictions that have earned reputations as Judicial ...

Less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in certain cities across the United States ever result in a sex crime conviction, an NBC News investigation found.

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

Teams with cadaver dogs were set to start combing the rubble Saturday in the grim search for victims. Five separate fires ...

The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow.