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A consumer advocacy group says Illinois residents are wasting as much as $1.4 billion a year by signing up for the wrong cellphone data plan.

U.S. Representative Peter Roskam asked, with all the current fiscal problems, what would happen if we found out there were billions of dollars suddenly available? “Well the fact is, there is,” he said.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling.

Before last week, Myriad Genetics owned a patent on BRCA1 and BRCA2, known as the breast cancer genes.

South Side festival explores ‘urban operating system’ with gathering of artists and community groups.

One hundred years after a small volunteer group set aside open spaces for the nation’s first Forest Preserve, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County is redoubling its efforts to promote preservation and recreation across more than 100 square miles.

Environmental groups gathered at a Cubs game to make their voices heard on pending regulations.