The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges.

The Springfield Democrat highlighted the local impact of federal dollars running dry at an event with Macon County leaders on ...

Federal pandemic aid has all been allocated and the economy has slowed, leaving tax revenue projections relatively flat for ...

The White House has insisted that its new tariffs would equalize the ability of the U.S. and foreign manufacturers to compete. The European Union, for example, has an average VAT of 21.8 percent, ...

The culture of corruption in Illinois has had a negative impact on the General Assembly and the people who are served by ...

The convictions of Michael Madigan and Ed Burke, two of the most powerful figures in Illinois politics, are not just scandals ...

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The jury in Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial found the former Illinois House speaker guilty on several counts as ...

Illinois judicial campaigns have become very expensive, with interest groups and wealthy donors throwing around lots of cash to get their favorite judge on the bench.

In a statement, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the verdict an “important message to anyone in government” that “if you choose ...

State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) issued a public statement in response to the guilty verdicts announced Feb. 12 in the ...

The guilty verdicts against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have Republicans saying it’s beyond time for action ...