Symbols really do matter. Trump has placed a picture of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office. Jackson was an owner of ...

While former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama support different parties, that doesn't mean they can't get along.

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. “Sweetening” state pensions to conform to IRS rules could cost taxpayers tens of billions. Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Illinoisans concerned about their ...

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the ...

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, with a statue of President Abraham Lincoln in the foreground. (Kevin Lessmiller/Courthouse News) CHICAGO (CN) — In a federal lawsuit filed in Chicago on ...

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U.S. Department of Justice At least four people from southern Illinois were pardoned by President Donald Trump Monday for their roles in the riots inside and around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 ...

Jose Luis Magana/AP file Share The attack on the U.S. Capitol ... That includes in Illinois, where at least 53 residents faced federal charges. They come from all around the state and include ...

Rhodes who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases brought by the Justice Department met with at least one lawmaker during his visit and chatted with others ...

SPRINGFIELD — As a powerful weather system dropped 8 inches of snow on Illinois’ capital city last weekend, another storm began brewing under the state Capitol dome. State lawmakers were ...