Associated Press

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's agriculture director has resigned.

A Missouri appeals court has approved a controversial wind power transmission line that will cross northern parts of the state to deliver energy from the Midwest to a power grid for eastern states.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has apologized for posting an edited photo that cropped out a boy's "Trump 2020" shirt and appeared to blur part of his "Trump 2020" cap.

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.