CHICAGO — They were close. After three weeks of respectful but increasingly tense deliberations, 11 jurors were ready to convict Rod Blagojevich of what prosecutors called a "political corruption crime spree" that would have sent yet another former Illinois governor to prison.
CHICAGO — The brother of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says a jury's verdict in the corruption case shows he's been an innocent target of the federal government all along.
CHICAGO — A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on Tuesday of one count of lying to federal agents, and the judge said he intends to declare a mistrial on the more serious remaining 23 counts.
A nation struggling to recover from a recession, a state battling a $13 billion deficit and a former governor awaiting a trial verdict provides 19th Dist. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) ample opportunities to question the status quo.
SPRINGFIELD — Add Decatur and Springfield to the list of Illinois towns thinking about bidding for a role in the reworked FutureGen clean-coal project.
EFFINGHAM — A St. Louis man suspected by Illinois State Police of leading a local officer on a fatal chase has turned himself in to authorities in Maryland.
CHICAGO — A Chicago-area atheist is making good on his pledge to sue administrators of a towering southern Illinois cross about $20,000 the landmark received from the state.
SIDELL — A proposed coal mine in southern Vermilion County might bring hundreds of jobs with it, and mine officials say the methods of mining they plan to use are designed to be safe and ecologically friendly.
CHICAGO — Jurors in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich say they have reached agreement on just two of 24 counts against him. The judge says he'll tell them to go back and deliberate some more.
CHICAGO — Attorneys on both sides in the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are meeting Thursday to await clarification from jurors about what charges they're deadlocked on.
HIGHLAND — Authorities say two people killed in a fiery, chain-reaction wreck on Interstate 70 in southwestern Illinois were from Indiana.
CHICAGO — Nearly 200 Chicago public schools on a year-round calendar have started classes.
CHICAGO — Things are really heating up in Illinois. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat advisory for portions of central and all of Southern Illinois through Thursday.
CHICAGO — Do your pants feel a bit tight around the waistline?
CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn says he's excited for the potential economic impact of NASCAR's Sprint Cup championship opening race at Chicagoland Speedway.
SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois faces a $13 billion budget deficit, a separate $2.2 billion debt has quietly accumulated during the recession - and because of the recession.
Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert says the city’s swimming pool will remain closed for the rest of the season because a parasite has been found in its water.
EAST ST. LOUIS — East St. Louis police are scheduled to vote on a tentative plan that would reverse the layoffs of 19 officers in the cash-strapped city.
BENTON — A former Marion police officer who admitted he kicked a handcuffed suspect in the face will be spending 20 weekends in jail as part of a federal sentence that also includes four years of probation.
CHICAGO — Jurors have begun their seventh day of deliberations at the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
