A federal judge ordered an in-person hearing for Aug. 12 on a motion by the state to dismiss the case. A separate case the ...

Regional animosities have existed in Illinois since before it was admitted to the Union in 1818 as the 21st state, and only ...

Year after year, our state budget and other controversial pieces of legislation are pushed through without time for review or ...

Part of Trump’s executive order on elections, signed in March but held up by lawsuits, takes aim at one of the main reasons ...

Illinois has a flat tax of 4.95%, while Wisconsin has several brackets based on income. Flat taxes have been a debate in past ...

Gov. JB Pritzker, a businessman-turned-politician, is the state's first chief executive to seek a third term since former ...

Over 30 Illinois counties voted to leave the state because some voters said state laws favor Chicago residents.

Several Republican and Independent hopefuls have announced campaigns to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker in the 2026 Illinois ...

While Wisconsin’s 2026 race for governor is getting a slow start as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers mulls whether to seek a third term, at least one Republican candidate is off and r ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County on June 17, arguing that the Democratic Majority passed a special interest proposal unconstitutionally.

Mitchell’s candidacy ensures a person of color remains atop the ticket with Pritzker in his bid for a third term, as current ...