The race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is getting more crowded. State Sen. Mike Simmons will launch his campaign Tuesday, he told the Tribune, joining recently announced state Rep. Hoan ...

The race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is getting more crowded as state Sen. Mike Simmons launches his ...

GOP MOVES: Richard Porter, a battle-hardened Republican Party loyalist, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now ...

Voters in southeast Washington, D.C., will fill a vacant city council seat Tuesday in a special election to replace former ...

While senators are leaving Washington at a higher-than-normal pace, House open seats are lagging behind the historical ...

April 4, 2017 - The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees, after Kimberly Hively sues Ivy Tech Community College for ...

Bob Krause, Democratic Candidate for Iowa’s First Congressional District, today offered a plan to create economic growth in parts of Iowa where there is little or none today. The plan ...

Making it “Facebook Official” on Independence Day, a retired St. Louis announcer released a video to confirm he is indeed ...

Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement announcement earlier this year set off a tsunami that is still shaking up the political world ...

Illinois State Representative Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, announced Thursday he is running for reelection. Swanson represents the ...

ANDALUSIA, Ill. (KWQC) — Neil Anderson is seeking re-election to retain his seat in the Illinois Senate representing the 47th District. Anderson, who serves as the Senate Republican Caucus Chair, said ...

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein has cleared his desk of the last of the legislation passed to him from the North Carolina General ...