Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III is accused of agreeing to limit the study of traffic enforcement systems to Chicago in exchange ...

A bill that could see nearly three dozen Illinois counties secede is one step closer to passing after it was approved in Indiana's House of Representatives on Thursday.

Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones, III, is charged with bribery, making a false statement to the FBI, and use of email in aid of racketeering, after allegedly discussing campaign contributions and a ...

A proposal to allow terminally ill people to use medicine to end their lives was the topic of an Illinois Senate committee ...

If the case goes to trial, Jones would be the first sitting elected official to face a jury in Chicago’s federal courthouse ...

Blagojevich was commuted after serving nearly eight of his 14-year sentence in February 2020, during President Trump's first ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- From a barrage of executive ... second term has been fast-changing and tragic for the country. Illinois' senior Senator Dick Durbin weighed in on the chaotic days.

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as ...

Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999.

We’re calling on Gov. Pritzker to not increase taxes on Illinois families and businesses and present a transparent plan of ...