Juliana Stratton has told fellow Democrats that she plans to run if Sen. Dick Durbin retires and that Gov. JB Pritzker will ...

There's a proposal in Springfield that could eventually lead to a different way to pay for roadwork in Illinois.

Two recently introduced bills seeking to change lobbying regulations are sitting in committee awaiting advancement. House ...

As uncertainty sweeps the nation on the future of the U.S. Department of Education, we're digging into what Illinois programs could be impacted.

Numerous bills have been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would dissolve townships with varying populations, including 50,000, 5,000 and 500 people.

Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

Businessman and philanthropist Bill Pulte, who founded the Detroit Blight Authority and whose family has long been connected with southeast Michigan, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to ...

In a state so often bitterly divided along partisan lines, Democrats and Republicans alike were moved to tears as they ...

Supporters of the bill said this requirement favoring Iowa residents and people educated in Iowa would lead to higher ...

Congressional leaders are determined to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in conservation funding for farmers and if the ...

A public defender-turned-public lawmaker is turning her sights squarely on her state's police officers. Illinois Democratic Rep. Lisa Davis has introduced a bill into the legislature that would ...

Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford squared off in a sometimes testy debate less than three weeks before ...