Illinois lawmakers passed bills on issues from abortion rights to gun safety during the final days of the General Assembly’s ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations.

The Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office said he has not been charged ... White and Newton counties in Indiana as well as areas of Illinois and Missouri. Authorities believe other victims may come ...

RENSSELAER — Police believe they have broken up a theft ring involving heavy machinery taken from several counties around ...

MAGNOLIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Money was stolen from a Putnam County restaurant late Saturday night. At 11:52 p.m., Saturday, May 3, deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s office saw an open ...

Previously confined to northern Illinois, the detection of CWD in Adams County marks its unsettling ... harvested deer tested positive for CWD in Putnam, Marshall, and Adams Counties early this ...

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Whipple is a Putnam County legend with close ties to its last ... Once the summer home of Illinois Central Railroad magnate William Osborn, the 10,000 square-foot mansion, which can be seen ...

MCNABB, Ill. (WMBD) — Tens of millions of dollars are on the ticket for Putnam County on Nov. 5. “We don’t want to lose our school, we want to keep our school,” said Michelle Fessler ...

According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office crews are still ... traffic and they suggest using alternate routes such as Illinois Route 26 or Illinois Route 16.