A close family member or an assistant to a disabled voter may also drop off your ballot. One statewide issue aims to increase funding for public works projects like roads, bridges and sewers.

the Illinois General Assembly has the chance to go further. The Reintegration and Civic Empowerment (RACE) Act — Senate Bill 1733 — would expand civics education and restore the right to vote ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker desk would roll back some of the strictest testing requirements in the nation for older ...

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Sen. Rand Paul join Margaret Brennan.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

After hours of deliberation, the bill passed 215–214, an incredibly slim margin that highlights the lack of political ...

0.75% for a continuing period of time Sunday Sales for wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor Statewide voters will be asked to vote on Issue 2, which allows the state to issue $2.5 ...

Sylvia Manheim, who has had a major impact on civil rights issues in Long Beach, had an early 100th birthday recently.

I really felt like I was building the wheel,” recalls Rep. Linda Sánchez, one of only 13 voting members to ever give birth while in Congress.