Illinois lawmakers proposed a bill that would have required families to notify schools that they would be homeschooling their children. The bill received over 40,000 witness slips in opposition.

Mackenzi Felmlee fell through the safety net of doctors, judges, lawyers, social workers, teachers, child welfare ...

A 6-year-old girl is fighting for her life today after being shot and taken to a neighbor by an Illinois man who allegedly killed five other people, including two children.

A Lee County judge has filed a written statement explaining his July 7 decision to allow the pretrial release of a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse. Heath A.