Speaking Monday in Springfield, Durbin was asked about the incoming administration as President-elect Donald Trump promised ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois House Republicans believe voters sent Democrats a message at the ballot box, it’s time to ...

The State of Illinois has a new research project: cannabis. It recently launched the Cannabis Research Institute (CRI) in ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is closer to becoming law in Illinois. The state Senate unanimously passed a the Kinship in Demand ...

Speaking to the press Friday in Chicago, Durbin said environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is totally unqualified for ...

Public employees descended upon the Illinois state capitol Wednesday calling on lawmakers to fix a pension system they ...

An 18-year-old Wentzville, Missouri man died in a crash overnight on Highway 61 north of Canton, Missouri around 11:30 p.m.

According to the 21-page lawsuit, the IFB’s membership with the AFBF was terminated due to the IFB’s affiliate company, ...

Illinois is getting more than half-a-billion dollars from the federal government to invest in clean energy and help reduce pollution throughout the state.

QUINCY (WGEM) - A Quincy woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison on Thursday for possessing meth with intent to distribute. According to the Central District of Illinois U.S. Attorney’s Office, ...

HANNIBAL (WGEM) - A vacant house on Grace Street in Hannibal caught fire Friday morning. According to firefighters, the fire broke out around 10 a.m. at 1623 Grace St. They said the house was ...

MT. STERLING, Ill. (WGEM) - A Tri-State grocery store that’s been closed for a month is finally back open again. The closure came after an unexpected electrical fire. Dorothy’s Market’s first day back ...