NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mentally unstable gunman stole a BMW from a dealership and escaped capture days before killing four people at a Waffle House, police said Monday as their manhunt intensified more than 24 hours the attack. “The crime he committed, a ...

The Illinois man suspected of murdering four people inside a Tennessee Waffle House Sunday is in custody, Metro Nashville police said Monday afternoon. The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Travis Reinking of Morton, Illinois. Authorities said ...

Suburban Express' Illini Shuttle leaves Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013. Suburban Express' Illini Shuttle leaves Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials say the state has received a major donation that will help those who have suffered severe bleeding as part of a deadly outbreak involving synthetic marijuana. The Illinois Department of Public ...

When Illinois returns to the bond market this week, its legacy of protracted fights over the budget will cast a costly shadow. The lowest-rated state’s $500 million sale Wednesday comes as investors demand steadily higher payouts to compensate them for ...

A proposal could give more Illinois voters a chance to lower their property taxes. The State Journal-Register reports that the proposal would give voters in almost 40 counties with property tax limits the ability to add a referendum on the ballot to lower ...

If your right to vote were taken from you right now, would you care? If you had no voice in the workings of your community, what would you do? Would you take to the streets? Would you resist and rebel? Would you fight? Would you demand your right back?

Nashville public schools will be in "lock-out" mode Monday, Metro Nashville Public Schools said The suspect in a deadly Waffle House shooting was taken into custody Monday afternoon, according to Nashville police. The Metro Nashville PD tweeted just after ...

CHICAGO (AP) — New state requirements and incentives are drawing renewable energy developers to Illinois. The Chicago Tribune reports that the 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act requires Illinois utilities to have renewable sources account for 25 percent of ...

Illinois does not have the highest income tax rate. Our current rate is 4.95 percent. The rate is modified because of all the deductions reducing the taxable income other states don't have. Some states have a graduated income tax, so for comparison, I used ...