Among all the bad policy coming out of Springfield, Ill., let's celebrate the occasional glimmer of good sense. But first, some background:Illinois's legislature passed legislation on policing and related matters last week in the dead of night. The 764-page bill passed the state Senate at 4:49 a.m. after being introduced and distributed to the members at 3:04 a.m. Only a few legislative insiders could have possibly known what was in the bill before voting; the rest of the legislature, first seeing the measure upon its introduction, voted blind.Only after the Democrat majority passed the bill...

E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in a brutal Big Ten matchup on Saturday.

Democrats Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin have asked Biden to designate the site of the 1908 Springfield race riot as a national monument.

Illinois residents value efforts to reduce watershed pollution, and they are willing to pay for environmental improvements, according to a new study from agricultural economists.

Illinois National Guard members are joining thousands of Guard members from across the country in Washington ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. (Jan. 14)

The Illinois man accused of saying he would "kill any mother------- Democrat" at the end of December allegedly had a history of leaving "hateful and threatening" messages for members of Congress over the course of several years, recently released court papers state.

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois tested positive for COVID-19 after being confined with lawmakers who refused to wear masks during the violent pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Jan. 12)

An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday for making threatening comments to a New Jersey congressman about President-elect Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration, allegedly saying he will "kill any [expletive] Democrat" who steps on the White House lawn.