While laying out his budget plan, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn sounded less like the leader of a state facing a $13 billion deficit than a guy looking to find a credit card with a better interest rate. When the state fails to pay ...

The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems: ___ McCormick & Co. Inc. of Sparks, Md., is expanding an earlier recall to include more "best-by" dates of onion gravy, vegetable dip and French onion dip mixes ...

A New York judge has declared a second mistrial in the case against a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges. The Brooklyn trial of Hal Turner was halted Wednesday after the judge received a series of notes from jurors saying they were hopelessly deadlocked ...

Illinois State Senator Bill Brady has captured the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, gay website ChicagoPride.com reported.

Rival Republican Kirk Dillard conceded defeat Friday, a month after the Illinois primary, and endorsed Brady for governor. Brady eked out a victory with a narrow 193 votes, a final ...