Leaders of all faiths and on both sides of the aisle welcomed the South Side's own Robert Prevost — Pope Leo XIV — as head of ...

After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders expressed outrage over another disappointment in the long p ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced she'll run for Dick Durbin's senate seat. This comes after last month, ...

Some of the biggest figures in Illinois politics are preparing to leave the scene, paving the way for a seismic shift in the landscape.

A powerful voice in progressive politics, veteran US Representative Jan Schakowsky revealed she will not seek reelection in ...

A former Illinois state legislator and onetime public school teacher, Schakowsky became a congresswoman in 1999. She has been ...

(WMBD) — U.S. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) traveled from Chicago to Atlanta ... squeeze Ron and other small businesses. And as a former small business person, I can tell you it ...

The murder trial for the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey last year has been scheduled for October. A judge on Wednesday scheduled former Sangamon County Sheriff's ...

The latest Congressional budget slashes Medicaid dollars that are crucial to saving lives in Illinois. Congress’ proposed cuts to Medicaid would devastate communities across our state.

Former Democratic congressman Joe Crowley, who lost his seat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York’s 2018 Democratic primary, questioned on Wednesday whether the progressive congresswoman ...

NORMAL — Congressman Eric Sorensen is among the lawmakers ... and we have to stand up against it." Illinois joined 11 other states this week in suing the Trump administration to stop the ...