More than 20 years into his incarceration, criminal justice reform advocates say Carter is among roughly 1,200 people in prison in Illinois who, under legislation being considered in Springfield, ...

The Emeralds season is upon us, as well as the return of the Saturday Market. Also, a new Oakshire Taproom opens in downtown Springfield.

Ozarks Food Harvest announced it will lose an estimated $3 million worth of food due to federal funding cuts. Missouri farmers are wary too.

Outside of Portland, protests drew hundreds of people in Tigard, Madras, Pendleton, Medford and elsewhere across Oregon on Saturday, as part of the national “Hands Off” day of action.

Jones, 46, whose father, Emil Jones Jr., led the state Senate for years before orchestrating having his son replace him, goes on trial Monday on bribery charges alleging he agreed to help a red-light ...

Main Street in Downtown Branson will be closed to drivers between Veterans Boulevard and Commercial Street. This is part of ...

According to a Massachusetts Workers Adjustment Retraining Notice, Federal Express Corporation will lay off 78 workers at its ...

There a stink rising over the United Kingdom’s second-largest city. Garbage has piled up for a month in Birmingham during a ...

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern rolled out legislation that would protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as food ...

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms.

A parade of state lawmakers have faced criminal charges in recent years, only to resign from the Illinois General Assembly ...

City officials say Sterling Bay has broken its deal to develop the megaproject, but it's far from clear whether it will ...