Posted: 10:23 PM Gov. Pat Quinn wants to boost Illinois' business and tourism with Brazil, and he's thinking leading a six-day trip to that South American country could help accomplish that.

Posted: 11:14 PM The Winnebago County Bar Association hosted a candidate forum, which allowed attorneys to question current States Attorney Joe Bruscato and candidate Glen Weber.

Updated: 11:13 PM Romney: Comment that Americans consider themselves victims `not elegantly stated'.

Updated: 10:48 PM About 20 workers have set up a tent city dubbed "Bainport" across from the Sensata plant.

Updated: 10:47 PM Wis. judge strikes down Gov. Walker's law ending most collective bargaining for public workers.

Posted: 10:28 PM An aide to U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says the congressman is home in Washington after treatment for depression at Mayo Clinic.

Updated: 12:39 AM The most anticipated speech on the DNC's first day was delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama.

Updated: 11:01 PM Are Americans better off than before Barack Obama was elected president? That's a question being debated on Monday by the presidential campaign

Posted: 9:24 PM Two major Illinois prisons and other facilities will stay open for at least another month after an arbitrator ruled Gov. Pat Quinn's administration violated workers' rights in rushing to close them.

Posted: 9:22 PM The government accountability board says electronic proof of residency can now be used when you are registering at the polls.

Updated: 11:52 PM Fresh from their trip to Tampa, Sensata workers are showing no signs of slowing down in the fight to save their jobs.

Posted: 11:18 PM Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan isn't nearly as much of a draw at the party's national convention as Sarah Palin was four years ago.

Updated: 11:52 PM As he accepts his party's presidential nomination, Mitt Romney is reaching out to those Americans who supported Barack Obama four years ago, but who are disappointed in him.

Posted: 9:22 PM The judge in a dispute over Illinois workers' pay raises is telling Gov. Pat Quinn's administration to hand over unspent money from the state budget in case he rules in favor of the employees.

Updated: 11:03 PM Ryan accepts GOP vice presidential nomination, pledges to help lead nation out of jobs crisis.

Posted: 12:27 AM Republican Congressman Bobby Schilling received an endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Business.

Posted: 11:36 PM Freeport Mayor George Gaulrapp announced Tuesday he's running for a third term.

Posted: 9:49 PM A new Illinois law now requires internet dating services to let users known whether or not they conduct criminal background checks.

Posted: 9:48 PM A new Illinois law will toughen safety measures on a chemical used by dry cleaners.

Posted: 11:24 PM Gov. Pat Quinn is days away from the deadline to decide if he'll sign a gambling expansion bill, but the Chicago Democrat says he's not sure what he'll do.

Posted: 8:58 PM Paul Ryan's ads have been filmed, his signature green-and-white signs are ready to be pounded into lawns.

Posted: 8:56 PM Gov. Pat Quinn won't launch his so-called grassroots campaign on pension reform until the middle of next month.

Posted: 10:20 PM For the first time in more than a century the Illinois House has expelled one of its members.

Updated: 11:00 PM Illinois House adjourns without passing bill to cut legislative pensions.

Updated: 10:24 PM The Republican campaign released Ryan's tax returns on Friday.