Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative priorities would throw off his party as it faces a budget crunch and a second ...

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in and legislators now face several tough issues including how to plug a projected ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and ...

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking ...

Illinois is among the states with the largest proportion of works affected by the Social Security Fairness Act.

The three states that saw the greatest population decrease also voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S.

The Illinois House narrowly approved the transfer of Shabbona Lake State Park to the Kansas-based Prairie Band Potawatomi ...

Alabama has elected 190 members to the U.S. House for over 205 years, but it achieved a first last week: Two Black residents from Alabama took the oath of office to serve in the U.S. House at the same ...

Palatine Township voters will take up some of the state’s most urgent issues at the April 1 election, telling state lawmakers ...

Illinois State Sen. Steve McClure discussed a bill that he said would improve election integrity.

Communities across a large part of Illinois will likely experience heavy snow, ice and blizzard conditions as a major winter storm pummels this Midwest this weekend.