The pedestrian killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest has been identified.

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Illinois Department of Public Health launched new laws at the start of the year, including one making lead testing standards in children more stringent.

An Illinois law that mandates that students must be permitted access to bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their ...

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Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. About 80 miles (129 kilometers) ...

The Lake Forest Police Department, Metra Police, and investigators with Canadian Pacific Kansas City are continuing to ...

A 24-year-old Springfield woman was booked into the Morgan County jail ... Alton man was booked into Pike County Jail on Thursday on a warrant from the Illinois Department of Corrections.

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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WICS) — Early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police troopers intercepted a wrong-way driver on Interstate 72 near Jacksonville, preventing potential harm to other motorists.