Two sent to hospital after early-morning car crash

From the County Clerk/Recorder's office

Quincy achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program's four requirements

Illinois has obtained a waiver from some parts of federal No Child Left Behind education law

A 17-year-old charged with attempted murder in the beating of a Detroit-area motorist has waived his right to a probable cause hearing and will move his case directly to trial court.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says a third of small businesses in tri-state Superstorm Sandy disaster areas reported financial losses a year later.

Some Nebraska law enforcement officers are frustrated that their agencies have to bear the cost of jailing and prosecuting people for drug violations tied to Colorado's legalized marijuana.

Repair crews filled in a sinkhole that opened between two houses in a sprawling Florida retirement community.

Officials say a 16-year-old boy is "lucky to be alive" and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane's wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen.