URBANA, Ill. — Dozens of University of Illinois faculty have signed letters to a pair of newspapers in support of Chancellor Richard Herman in the school's admissions scandal.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The top Republican in the Illinois House wants the governor to take quick action on commissions that could help the state budget and economy.
University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman testified Monday that he had the best interests of the school in mind when he pushed for admitting politically connected, underqualified applicants.
Illinois got a new governor six months ago, but sometimes it seems little else has changed in state government. Officials still snipe at each other, and Illinois is mired in yet another budget deadlock.
Rounds of gunfire were mixed with fireworks during the July 4 holiday weekend, leaving 10 dead and more than two dozen injured in more than 60 shootings across the city.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Investigators in East St. Louis are looking into the discovery of a decomposed body along the Mississippi River near the Casino Queen riverboat casino.