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

When Jimmy Carter carried Wisconsin in 1976, the 15 most Democratic counties did not include Milwaukee or Dane.

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

Jimmy Carter, whose official state funeral will be held Thursday in Washington, D.C., was introduced to Chicago at a South ...

Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...

Illinois’ economic picture continues to disappoint, particularly as compared to neighboring states. A new report released by state analysts reaffirms that reality by noting that all but one of the ...

The governor said he’s weighing the possibility that potential changes “will create another hole in the budget,” adding that ...

The Republican-dominated county government is defending the map drawn in 2023 against a lawsuit supported by Democrats that ...

The Orange County Grand Jury issued a report on O.C.’s voting system and found no evidence of fraud or interference with regard to the 2024 election. Corona del Mar beat Huntington Beach 44-32 ...

Trump’s allies, advisers and donors attribute much of his historic political comeback to the power of his instincts and voters’ frustration over high prices. Inside his raucous ride back to ...

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