A fire in Sherman Thursday afternoon was contained to an attached garage.

Fingerprinting gun owners in Illinois would help keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them, Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said Thursday.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers joined forces Thursday to once again call for changes in the way political boundaries are drawn in the state.

The flu may be attacking young people more seriously this season.

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell is hoping to have a body scanner for jail inmates fully operational by the beginning of March.

CAIRO - Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on USS Cole in Yemen, in a bid to have the African country taken off the U.S. terrorism list and improve relations with the West.

While campaigning for the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump repeatedly vowed that he wouldn't touch Social Security.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge set bond Thursday for two former Ohio State University football players accused of forcing a 19-year-old woman into sex.  Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were ordered to have no contact with their accuser nor each other.

Colin Kaepernick's voice is getting stronger.