The Supreme Court has turned down a second request to immediately close shipping locks to prevent invasive Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes. The court on Monday refused a renewed request by Michigan to issue a preliminary injunction that would order the locks closed. The justices turned down ...

The Obama administration still wants to buy a prison in northwestern Illinois even if it's not used to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees. A Thursday letter from the Justice Department to Republican Congressman Don Manzullo says the department would seek to purchase the facility in ...

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an Urbana hospital doesn't provide enough charitable services to qualify for a property tax exemption, a decision hospitals in Illinois worry could lead local governments to try to overturn other exemptions in a hunt for badly needed cash ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and melting snow are expected this weekend to trigger more flooding in parts of Midwest, mainly in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, adding to concerns over possible delays in spring seedings. Although sowing of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest does not begin until next month, the melting of near-record snow in some areas this winter ...