We are connected by God. We both lost children,” Hanan Shaheen tells president after discussing the dehumanization of Palestinians.

Democrats in Congress representing the Chicago area looking for ways to limit the scope of President-elect’s Donald Trump’s plans.

The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

Thank God we live in Illinois because, we’re already Trump-proof,” Welch told the Sun-Times. “We did a lot of the hard work the first time. … We took him at his word the first time when he said he would overturn Roe v.

The New Jersey Democrat is facing potentially years in prison after he was convicted on federal corruption charges in July.

WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York are shrinking.

President Joe Biden delivered his farewell to the U.S. earlier this week as he prepares to leave office after one term placed between two of Donald Trump's.

Illinois’ new batch of lawmakers will face a number of challenges in 2025. Chief among them is a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit.

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal to explore splitting from the state.

The White House announced that four area teachers are among nearly 300 educators being honored with the nation’s highest award given to educators.

No, it wasn't fiscal responsibility or more transparency regarding health care costs; it was a measure that would create a commission that would "embrace" those counties in Illinois that would want become part of Indiana. More: 'A low-wage state': How Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded to Indiana's secession bill

Trump and his GOP allies have signaled that they would quickly target Illinois and other Democratic bastions once Trump assumes the presidency and as Republicans now control both chambers of Congress.