public safety

The longtime operator of a Cahokia Heights massage parlor that was destroyed in a fatal fire on Oct. 19 has ...

Logan Correctional Center will not be rebuilt in Lincoln, despite locals’ hopes.

More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators to ...

Illinois lawmakers pass a bill requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked box when near a minor.

Lawmakers passed bills guaranteeing paid time to pump breast milk and allowing nurse midwives to perform home births.

The House passed a bill creating a commission to increase communication on public health issues.

Lawmakers have just over two weeks to reach an agreement on sweeping transit reforms.

Aerial firefighting helicopter refill pump named “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” this year.

Sen. Steven McClure is leading a bipartisan effort in the Illinois legislature to better protect young victims of sexual assault ...

A year after her 11-year-old son was stabbed to death, a Chicago woman has filed a lawsuit claiming the Illinois ...