Illinois state lawmakers have a little more than two months to deliver a balanced budget. It’s a big challenge given they started the legislative session facing a projected shortfall of more ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is headlining a major Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire as presidential candidacy speculation ramps up.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he won’t seek re-election to his seat which will clear the way for a wide open race to replace him within the Democratic party.

Tom Shepard said the Underground Railroad is ignored despite Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs identified as home to ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Friday that she has not decided whether to run for governor in the wake of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to not seek another term.

Protesters chanted and marched Saturday outside the FBI after agents arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man ...

Gov. JB Pritzker’s endorsement of Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton gives her a key edge in the race to replace retiring US Sen. Dick ...