Sergeant Harley LeRoy Spragle served with the 110th Engineer Combat Battalion, which was part of the U.S. Army Corps of ...

BENTON, Ill. (WSIL) -- A burn ban has been issued for Sunday due to the windy conditions in Benton, Illinois. The Benton Fire ...

According to Chief Shane Cockrum with the Benton Fire Department, at 12:43 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, crews were dispatched to the area of East Smith Street and Madison Street for a report of a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois State Police (ISP) are continuing efforts to tackle vehicle theft and hijacking in 2025, utilizing grant funding to target these crimes. The ISP received a ...

Democratic majority on Illinois Supreme Court said Republicans waited too long to argue 2021 redrawing was unconstitutional political gerrymandering.

Illinois has become the latest blue state to ensure transgender athletes can play girls sports. Republicans in the state are aggressively trying to change that. The Illinois High School ...

The Illinois State-to-Mizzou pipeline has grown even stronger. Four days after MU women's basketball landed former ISU star Shannon Dowell in the transfer portal, MU football received a commitment ...

Meanwhile, a number of conservative counties downstate threatened to secede from the state and potentially join Indiana. The Illinois General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority in both ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from SSE to S at 12 to 14 mph (19.3 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 64 °F (17.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 78 °F (25.6 °C) and a 43% chance of precipitation ...

Rain with a high of 74 °F (23.3 °C) and a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds from SE to SSE at 15 to 17 mph (24.1 to 27.4 kph). Night - Mostly clear with a 34% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

A bill passed this week by Indiana lawmakers would create a commission to explore bringing numerous Illinois counties into the state, with the Illinois counties previously voting on being in a ...