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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday condemned threats made to several Chicago-area libraries this week, with some occurring on the same day as Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on the state’s first-in-the-nation ban against book bans. “I strongly condemn the abhorrent threats issued towards libraries across the state this week,” the governor...

A series of threats against public libraries led to a closure of all Chicago Public Library facilities on Thursday, officials said.

For the second time in three days, libraries in several Chicago suburbs were forced to close on Thursday due to violent threats.

As bomb threats earlier this week forced nearly half a dozen libraries in Chicago and the suburbs to evacuate, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on the state’s first-in-the-nation ban against book bans. Sandra Torres has more.

As bomb threats earlier this week forced nearly half a dozen libraries in Chicago and the suburbs to evacuate, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on the state’s first-in-the-nation ban against book bans.

Check your mailbox: More than 60,000 people in Illinois are in line to automatically receive checks for as much as $5,000 in unclaimed property. Are you one of them?

Numerous libraries around the Chicago area have been closed due to bomb threats on Tuesday, according to police.

Check your mail box: The checks could be worth as much as $5,000.

In 1994, convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed at a correctional facility in Illinois, but the procedure did not go flawlessly.

As summer winds down and the cool, crisp feelings of fall will soon set in, the time may be just right to hike, trail run or bike through one of the country’s many parks. Here’s which ones are the best in the Midwest, a new list says.

Dr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, died Friday, according to a statement from the Illinois Democrat.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday vowed to uphold the state’s semiautomatic weapons ban, marking a major victory for survivors of mass shootings, including those from suburban Highland Park. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has reaction.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday vowed to uphold the state’s semiautomatic weapons ban, marking a major victory for survivors of mass shootings, including those from suburban Highland Park. The court’s 4-3 decision upheld the constitutionality of the Protect Illinois Communities Act, including the assault weapons ban put in place in the wake of the Highland Park Parade mass...

The Illinois State Fair will be back in 2023, and is slated to run from Aug. 10 through Aug. 20 in Springfield.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has approved a new measure that lowers the cap on insulin costs. The law, which was signed by the governor on Friday, creates the Access to Affordable Insulin Act, which requires that manufacturers make insulin available to eligible individuals with an urgent need and those seeking affordable medication. According to the measure, an insurer that...

A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her while she was sitting in the grandstand at a county fair, authorities said.

Changes could soon be in store for Illinois drivers facilities in the coming months as officials aim to shorten wait times across the state. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Illinoisans waiting to purchase certain items during a sales tax holiday will be disappointed this year.

As the start of another school year inches closer, and school supply shopping becomes top of mind, some parents might be wondering if the additional relief will return this time around.