Capitol Police took no chances with a heavy presence for Saturday's D.C. rally in support of rioters imprisoned after the violent Jan. 6 insurrection.
HOUSTON (AP) — A year after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the country's top abortion-rights activists warned that the Supreme Court’s recent inaction on Texas’ extremely restrictive new abortion law could signal the end of judicial checks and balances on the issue.
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials said Saturday that within the next three days, they plan to ramp up expulsion flights for some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have gathered in a Texas city from across the border in Mexico.
All 18 Illinois job centers offering services for people searching for work are accepting in-person appointments after shifting to remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Employment Security announced this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just one month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine to all Americans. But after campaigning for the White House on a pledge to “follow the science,” Biden found himself uncharacteristi…
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia's Communist Party, the country's second-largest political party, is alleging widespread violations in the election for a new national parliament in which his party is widely expected to gain seats.
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly is relying on a vaccine honor system for world leaders before they speak at next week’s meeting.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of two men suspected in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin has been arrested in Arizona, authorities said.
COVID-19 vaccine refusal rates may be high among white evangelical Christians, but the International Mission Board — which deploys thousands of missionaries — is not hesitant about the shot.
PARIS (AP) — Tossing diplomatic niceties out the window, France's ambassador to Australia on Saturday described as a “huge mistake” the surprise cancellation of a multi-billion dollar submarine contract in favor of a U.S. deal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was an hour President Joe Biden would no doubt like to forget.
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All 18 Illinois job centers offering services for people searching for work are accepting in-person appointments after shifting to remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Employment Security announced this week.
The Rock Island High School soccer team had to reschedule a game Thursday after the team stood together in support of players who weren't allowed on the bus while holding a Mexican flag.
After pushback from the largest state employee union, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday extended his deadline for workers in Illinois prisons and other congregate settings to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by 10 days, to Oct. 14.
After four weeks and an avalanche of witnesses portraying R. Kelly as the predatory ringleader of a long-running criminal enterprise, federal prosecutors in New York City are expected to rest their case in chief as soon as Monday.
MARION — A 44-year-old Marion man has been convicted of sex crimes.
The body was Joseph M. Swift, 37, was discovered during the early morning hours Aug. 29 near 8196 Old Route 13, according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Five people are in custody after a report of gunshots fired in Marion and a car chase into Carterville that prompted the high school to go under lockdown Saturday afternoon.
Five people are in custody after a report of gunshots fired in Marion and a car chase into Carterville that prompted the high school to go under lockdown Saturday afternoon.
Illinois' new energy law sets end dates for fossil-fuel power plants, but fails to address the state’s biggest source of climate-changing pollution: coal mining.
Illinois families struggling to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic received good news and bad news Friday, with the state health department reporting the number of childhood virus cases appearing to decline the week before, while the number of school outbreaks in Illinois continued to climb.
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Illinois cities have upped the ante, pushing a penny “amusement push tax” on each bet placed on video gaming terminals.