The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary. Lawmakers on Thursday voted 79-18 in favor of Burgum.

President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s ...

A reference to shooting a student during a class Wednesday led to the arrest of a student teacher with District 50 in Washington, according to an email obtained by the Journal Star.

An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in ...

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a mid-day press conference Thursday to update the media and the nation on ...

President Trump on Thursday addressed the deadly midair collision just outside Washington, D.C., as rescue crews pulled ...

The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has allocated over $3.6 million to 32 community colleges in Illinois to enhance ...

Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces federal firearms charges in the Jan. 20 death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland, and ...

On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly announced new partnerships with public ...

After the Trump administration offered two million federal employees buyouts on Tuesday, Elon Musk -- the world's richest man ...

With the regular season starting to wind down, Sports Editor Matt Daniels unveils The News-Gazette’s area Top 10 rankings ...

More than 30 bodies have been recovered, two sources told NBC News, and a frantic search and rescue mission to find crash ...