We have to not only be building for today but looking to the future for growth," Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens said.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a new expressway to connect southern Illinois towns to St.

Texas Republicans introduced a proposed set of new House lines on Wednesday, putting the party one step closer to gaining ...

An emergency declaration by President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring migrant crossings ...

Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile ...

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes. That makes him ...

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes. That makes him ...

Thursday's raid may raise the question: What brings U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents so far from California's southern border to make arrests in Sacramento County?

Massage parlors in Illinois and Indiana caught in prostitution sting. Two owners arrested, federal charges filed, and 11 victims rescued in the operation.

Parts of the Quad Cities are drying out from strong storms overnight along the Iowa-Illinois border. Flash flooding left waist-high water in Davenport, Iowa.

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved farther north in Mexico than previously reported.