Illinois Public Media News

The State Department says today's decision by the Palestinians to join the International Criminal Court will be ``counterproductive.''  

Gov. Pat Quinn has granted clemency to more than 100 people, including posthumous pardons for three Illinois abolitionists found guilty of working on the Underground Railroad. 

With the new year, Illinois' Amish population can apply for state ID cards that don’t require a photo.

The United Nations Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years.  

The Illini men held a 13 point lead with under 12 minutes to go, but lost at Michigan in overtime Tuesday afternoon, by a final score of 73 to 65.

Police in the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley say their investigation confirms an 18-year-old pointed a gun and tried to fire at the officer who shot him to death in a convenience store parking lot last week.

Rescue crews scouring the waters off Indonesia say they have found dozens of bodies and have spotted wreckage that belongs to AirAsia QZ8501, the jetliner that went missing Sunday, carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members.

It's been quite a year in Illinois politics. After a lively and contentious race for the governor's mansion, Gov. Pat Quinn was ousted by Republican challenger Bruce Rauner. When Rauner is sworn in as governor in two weeks, it'll be the first time a Republican has held the office in 12 years.

There are two potential clues to the disappearance of an AirAsia plane off of Indonesia -- but they are hundreds of miles apart.