Voters in the metro-east county made it the 33rd to approve the symbolic measure to form a new state without Cook County.

Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump ...

As Illinois outlet "The Center Square" reported, Johnson "said the property tax hike was necessary to avoid laying off city workers like police officers and firefighters as Chicago faces a nearly $1 ...

"Assume the worst. Assume the most sinister," Joe Walsh said on Saturday about Trump's incoming administration.

What you’ve seen is that you have many fewer competitive seats in the country because the way in which redistricting is ...

Past and present Illinois politicians have figured prominently in wiretapped conversations introduced by prosecutors at the ...

An effort is underway in the Illinois legislature to protect water supplies from a new climate technology that still faces ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call votes this week, the House ...

Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea said Helen McEntee was the “worst Minister for Justice in the history of the State”.

Only two states have meaningful safeguards barring the transfer of undocumented people to ICE. Expect "shock and awe," warned one former ICE official.

Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...

Donald Trump made inroads in surprising places this election year in his path to the White House. From the suburbs of New Jersey to Rep.