Associated Press

State officials say they will issue a request for proposals next month to rebuild the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

The former chaplain at a Quincy nursing home has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sex abuse charges involving both a child and elderly women.

Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson says he's running to keep his seat.

A ban on most abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won't take effect as scheduled in Missouri.

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Findley, who spent 22 years in Congress, has died at age 98.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation making Illinois the 11th state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana.

A group that represents alumni at Western Illinois University is urging the president to resign.

When the St. Louis Blues host the Boston Bruins in Game 3 on Saturday night, it'll mark the first Stanley Cup Final game in the city in 49 years.

Dakota Hudson tossed six effective innings, Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Thursday.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bills, banning the procedure on or beyond eight weeks of pregnancy.