Illinois House approves concealed weapons bill

_ Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation Friday. It also directs a state commission to study issues ...

Illinois state Sen. Linda Holmes (D) on Thursday trumpeted the passage of HB 2675 -- a bill to mandate that state public schools offering sex education include information on contraception and STDs -- claiming that the current emphasis on an ...

Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Division member La Salle-Peru is all that stands between Morris and its first regional championship in baseball since 2003. After the Redskins advanced to the final with a 3-2 win over Coal City Wednesday, ...

The manager of $13 billion in Illinois pension assets is among a group of Wal-Mart investors backing a proposal that would require the require the retailer to detail any incentive or stock compensation it recoups from executives. The Illinois State ...

(Comtex SmarTrend(R)) Owens-Illinois (NYSE:OI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $27.30 to a high of $27.90. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.1%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $27.84 on volume of 1.2 million ...

_ Prospect High School's Choral Department proudly presents an amazing night of Vocal Jazz and A Cappella music on Friday, May 24, at 7 p.m. in the school theater. Featured will be visiting professional ensembles from Northern Illinois University, ...

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis gave graduates of in Chicago three tenents to follow during their legal careers: competency, civility and service. Theis delivered her comments as the speaker at the 195th commencement ceremonies May ...

PEORIA, Ill. A man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron has wiped away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene to jurors. But Christopher Harris said during testimony Friday it was one of ...