At this rate, Illinois won’t be the soybean capital of the world forever, and the state will be poorer for it.

Progressive and moderate wings of Democrats in the Illinois legislature sometimes struggle to come to terms on criminal ...

Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov.

House Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly have already announced their intentions to run for Senate next year to ...

Republican incumbent Brenton Davis is running unopposed in the primary. Christina Vogel and Perry Wood are competing for the ...

When a federal court in Alabama last week ruled that the state’s 2023 congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act ...

State Senator Karina Villa, of West Chicago, said finding new state revenue sources is urgent, especially considering the ...

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of ...

A U.S.-funded flight carrying nearly 50 white South Africans departed Johannesburg on Sunday, marking the first group of ...

State Treasurer Rob Sand, the only Iowa Democrat currently serving in statewide office, announced a bid Monday for the open governor's race in an effort ...

Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters select someone to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Here’s a look at candidates in the race.