The new management is making fighting violent crime a priority.

While the standoff appears to be drawing to a close, Texas Democrats in Illinois have laid the groundwork for declaring victory even if the Texas GOP eventually passes its map.

California’s move to launch a redistricting effort ahead of next year’s midterms has piled new pressure on other blue states ...

Jotaka Eaddy, #WInWithBlackWomen founder, will support Illinois representative Robin Kelly in the 2027 Senate race.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has openly welcomed the Texas lawmakers to stay here. He has also suggested that if Texas Republicans follow through with their redistricting plans, ...

Local leaders slam President Donald Trump’s threat to take over policing in Chicago as flat-out illegal. And school board members push back on a CPS budget that puts off a huge pension payment.

More than a decade removed from the last time a Republican won a statewide election in Illinois, state GOP leaders say they ...

Ninety years ago, President Roosevelt created Social Security as part of his vision to build a strong social safety net for everyone. Since then, the program has proven to be mightily successful in ...

August 15, 2025 - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, announced the ...

Federal judges declined to use their authority to appoint a U.S. Attorney this week, leaving Ryan Ellison in the position.

The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state’s entire computerized voter ...