A judge has ruled that new DNA evidence defense lawyers claim is vital to clearing the names of a convicted killer family in ...

Evidence the Illinois Innocence Projects and Exoneration Project believes could exonerate Michael Slover Junior, his mother, and father can be analyzed in state and national criminal ...

A severe weather storm system barreled through the Midwest overnight Tuesday, producing at least three tornadoes in Indiana, according to the National Weather Service. The tornadoes caused significant ...

You know that feeling when you realize you’ve been ignoring something wonderful that’s been right under your nose the whole time? That’s exactly what’s happening with Decatur, Illinois, a city that ...

Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa is in a four-person race to replace longtime Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who decided last year not to run for another term.

The local Polar Plunge is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics Illinois Region I which has 18 Central Illinois counties.

Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights ...

Nearly 400 participants braved the cold for Decatur's 25th Polar Plunge Saturday. Participants took a dip in Lake Decatur ...

Check out all of the IHSA boys basketball scores from the sectional round games in Illinois.