Illinois spent $2.5 billion on migrants with $1.6 billion for healthcare, according to a new report from the Illinois Public Policy Institute detailing taxpayer funding.

Around 8:47 a.m., the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded to the intersection of Collins Road and Vermont Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported crash with entrapment.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Springfield Fire Department is on scene at a barn fire at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. SFD says people are working to remove horses from the barn. They say crews are working to protect uninvolved structures around the barn.

A New Baden, Illinois, man appeared at the Clinton County Courthouse last week to be sentenced after admitting to killing his ex-girlfriend in 2023.

Aqua Illinois said elevated levels of nitrates in the Kankakee River, which may be harmful to infants under 6 months old, prompted the alert, which also warned not to boil the water, as boiling water can actually worsen the elevated nitrate levels.

The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Illinois Lotto Million 2" game were:

A man is in custody for the shooting death of his girlfriend last December. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the shooting happened around 10 p.m. on Dec.

Hazardous materials crews were spotted at the scene testing the letter for hazardous materials, and it was deemed to be nontoxic, the city said.