A movement for some Illinois counties to join Indiana threatens to resurrect an ominous practice from the 19th century.

This investigation was reported in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune. In a flurry of contracts inked a decade ago, some ...

A parade of state lawmakers have faced criminal charges in recent years, only to resign from the Illinois General Assembly ...

A Springfield debate pits big cannabis companies against the burgeoning hemp industry. All agree weedlike products such as ...

You’ve probably read about the Republican Party implosion last week in suburban municipal and township campaigns, particularly in DuPage County. It’s important to remember that these consolidated ...

An Illinois House bill would prevent public utilities from making campaign contributions to political candidates if it ...

Wisconsin voters elected Democratic-backed judge Susan Crawford to the state supreme court in the most expensive judicial ...

Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin boosted members of Germany’s AfD, Poland’s Law and Justice, and Viktor Orban’s party in ...

In local elections Tuesday, 79 percent of the candidates backed by the Illinois Democratic Party won. Several Republican ...

Legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to the Indiana Senate’s floor after a 7-2 ...