Byron Sanders is a high-profile candidate with high-power backers. Voters should put his experience to work for Dallas ISD.

Democrats’ panic over what they stand for and whether they can credibly compete beyond the bluest states is already erupting ...

A $1 million resurfacing project on Illinois 5 in Rock Island is scheduled to begin Monday, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

To annex the counties into Indiana and redraw the state’s borders, the process would have to include both Illinois ...

State Sen. Darby Hills, R-Barrington Hills, was appointed as the state senator representing the 26th Senate District.

For now, candidates are anxiously awaiting word from both Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin, but the behind-the-scenes ...

At least four Democrats are interested in running for Dick Durbin's U.S. Senate seat if he retires. They were quietly waiting in the wings, but as time ticks away, the lack of an announcement from ...

Illinois' senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn’t said if he’ll seek another six-year term, and that uncertainty is fueling quiet jostling among ambitious Democrats across the state.

New federal fundraising reports show vulnerable senators and House Republicans amassing large war chests in advance of the ...

Last week’s Illinois Supreme Court decision dismissing a Republican challenge to the state’s gerrymandered legislative maps prompted two common public reactions.

CHICAGO — Cook County is trying to make navigating its services easier for people, regardless of what language they speak. Starting Tuesday, people who may not speak English but need help from the ...