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Public employees say they're willing to chip in more of their salaries toward their retirements if the state of Illinois can guarantee that it'll fully fund state pensions.A coalition of unions called We Are One Illinois released a study Wednesday analyzing two pension proposals before lawma

A retired Vienna corrections officer says the way Illinois runs prisons now doesn't make any sense.

Illinois lawmakers say they're 'within striking distance' of getting legislative approval for gay marriage.

An Illinois judge has refused to reopen a class-action lawsuit that produced a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris, handing the plaintiffs their latest setback in legal action now more than a decade old.It was not immediately clear Thursday whether Stephen Tillery, the St.

Native plants including rare species are coming back under power lines in a research project in northern Illinois.The Chicago Botanic Garden, ComEd and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are working together to convert overgrown utility corridors into native landscapes.On research plots at

Chicago aldermen are urging state officials to appeal an appellate court's decision tossing the Illinois ban.

A federal court ruling tossing out Illinois' ban on concealed weapons might end the last such gun prohibition in the country, but not without a fight.