The 2030 census is still years away, but early population estimates indicate that Republican-leaning states are set to ...

Illinois General Assembly this session, but only a small fraction passed both houses. Of those, 86% were introduced by ...

Jim Dey is a staff writer for The News-Gazette. His email is jdey@news-gazette.com.

Mary, Mary, quite contrary. Boy, do local Democrats despise her. That's U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, of course. She of the inflexible and strident conservative outlook who represents a portion of ...

Many new lawmakers come to government with big dreams but often find they have little power. This is how several first-time ...

Here's how you can track real-time New York City primary election results in the race for mayor and watch live news coverage. Polls close at 9 p.m.

To support this, it introduced reserved seats for women in parliament—an affirmative action strategy employed globally to rectify historical injustices and dismantle structural barriers. However, the ...

The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate. Its ...

Evanston mayor Daniel Biss could leave office for Congress, raising questions about the process for selecting his successor.

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, appeared for a confirmation hearing Wednesday during a critical time for an agency ...

Terminally ill Frank Tate-Sutton has shown her live reaction after hearing that MP's have voted to approve a historic bill ...