Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty on seven of 23 charges after his more than four-month long corruption trial. Following the verdict, state Sen. Erica Harriss, and state ...

Many Americans haven’t taken Trump’s threats against Canada seriously because, well, Donald Trump says a lot of outlandish ...

The new restaurant will open on State Route 157 in Madison County at the site of the former St Louis pizza shop, which closed ...

West End Station is showing Green Books and remember the African Americans who helped make the Madison County city after ...

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The victim, Norma Caraker, was the widow of Charles “Tom” Caraker Sr., a former mayor of Troy who died in 2018.

Google Calendar has removed cultural events like Black History Month and Pride Month, citing sustainability issues with ...

The Edwardsville cheerleading squad finished fourth in the IHSA Cheer State Final on Feb. 8 in Bloomington. The Tigers scored 92.28 points in the Large Team Division. Marist won with 96.52 points, ...

Alton High girls bowling team travels to Taylorville for the IHSA regional tournament, aiming for a spot in the Decatur ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...