On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 ...

English historian Edward Gibbon completed work on his six-volume work, “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” ...

Dennis Rader, the so-called "BTK" (bind, torture, kill) killer, pleaded guilty to 10 slayings in the Wichita, Kan., area. He ...

The former governor of the United States (U.S.) state of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, stated yesterday in Banja Luka that the ...

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

SAFETY CALL: The Illinois State Police is working with Gov. JB Pritzker and top legislative leaders to offer increased ...

Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery conspiracy and other corruption charges.

Streicker suggested that Madigan’s damage to the fabric of Illinois was even greater than the damage done by convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was pardoned earlier this year by President ...

Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the ...