With hours left in office, former president Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment to be "the law of the land." Longtime ERA advocates like Bloomington's Sally Bulkley Pancrazio say the ...

New Republican state Rep. Regan Deering, who represents parts of Bloomington and eastern McLean County, started her first session last week.

A court document shows the items Phillip Brown agreed to surrender as part of his plea deal with prosecutors in an aggravated DUI case. Former Wayne City Police Chief Anson Fenton was indicted for ...

John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs.

The Grand Prairie Bird Alliance says it needs people who are willing to help address a housing shortage — not of houses for people, though. It's a dearth of purple martin dwelling space.

Jennifer Blackmer's "Alias Grace" script, based on Atwood's 1996 novel, provides more questions than answers about Canada's most notorious murderess. The play runs Feb. 6-22 at Heartland Theatre ...

The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael Madigan himself. He testified for nearly 12 hours over four days earlier this ...

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is closing four clinics, cutting staff and beefing up its telehealth care as the organization continues to deal with financial issues.