Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital.

An undocumented man was seized for deportation Monday at the Clinton County Courthouse, a first for Southern Illinois.

Illinois faces mounting lawsuits over unconstitutional tax sale laws as lawmakers stall on meaningful reforms.

Human services in Illinois were decimated by the state’s two-year budget impasse, which began a decade ago. Federal cuts threaten...

Illinois Medicaid providers and patients face care delays and financial strain as managed care organizations profit and deny claims at...

Cahokia Heights in Southern Illinois has been battling chronic sewer overflows for years with little or no success.

Chicago may allow widespread building of carriages houses, or accessory dwelling units, as an answer to the affordable housing crisis.

People in their 20s and 30s who are burdened by student loans find it difficult to buy a home, but...

In 2022, Cook County became the first local government to buy medical debts in bulk, but the program is failing...

Child care has become one of the biggest line items in a family's budget, with its costs growing faster than...