Coroner IDs Man Who Died After Home Invasion, Shooting In Decatur (Decatur, IL) -- The Macon County Coroner is identifying the suspect who died following a home invasion and shooting in Decatur. Police say Anthony Beckley was found shot Monday night in a home in the two-thousand block of East Damon Avenue. He was prono...

Man Dies, Woman Wounded In Home Invasion, Shooting In Decatur (Decatur, IL) -- A man is dead and a woman is wounded following a home invasion and shooting in Decatur. Police say both victims were found shot Monday night in a home in the two-thousand block of East Damon Avenue. The man was pronounced dead, while the wom...

Jurors See 'Magic List' Of Madigan Allies (Chicago, IL) -- Jurors in Michael Madigan's racketeering trial are getting a chance to see a list of people believed to have been allies of the former Illinois House Speaker. Prosecutors say Michael McClain's "magic list" includes names of people who went on to have ...

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into Sangamon Sheriff's Office (Springfield, IL) -- The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The move comes in the wake of the death of Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot by now-former deputy Sean Grayson back on July 6th. Gra...

Illinois Has Relieved $72M in Medical Debt For Over 52K Residents (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is touting a growing amount of medical debt relief in the state. Illinois' Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program has relieved more than 72-million-dollars worth of medical debt for over 52-thousand Illinois residents. This debt abol...

Illinois Farm Bureau Sues American Farm Bureau Federation (Bloomington, IL) -- The Illinois Farm Bureau is suing the American Farm Bureau Federation. The lawsuit follows a decision by AFBF to expel the Illinois farmer group Tuesday due to a disagreement over a membership change within IFB. The Illinois Farm Bureau clai...

Republican Lawmakers Call On Pritzker To Not Raise Taxes (Springfield, IL) -- Republican lawmakers are calling on Governor Pritzker to not raise taxes to fill a massive budget deficit. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget projected a more than three-billion-dollar budget gap for next year. Senate Republican l...

State Treasurer Returns Purple Heart To Daughter Of Veteran (Decatur, IL) -- A Purple Heart belonging to a World War Two Marine from Decatur is back with his family. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned the Purple Heart to the daughter of Private First-Class Delbert Tuttle during a ceremony last month at ...

Downstate Federal Judge Rules Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Is Unconstitutional (East St. Louis, IL) -- A downstate federal judge is calling Illinois'' assault weapons ban unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn in East St. Louis ruled that the statewide ban violates the Second Amendment. McGlynn issued an...

Pritzker Vows To Protect Illinoisans During Trump's Second Term (Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is vowing to protect Illinoisans during President-Elect Donald Trump's second term in the White House. The governor said anyone who intends to come for the people of Illinois, will have to come through him. Pritzker said ...