Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a legislator and ...

No Kings organizer Joshua Leingang criticized a recent visit to Springfield by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they intend to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after his April trial on charges of ...

The Satanic Temple Iowa on Tuesday filed a complaint accusing state officials of discriminating against the group because of ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, ...

California governor and federal officials traded blame after ICE raids and a violent protest rocked the L.A.-area city of ...

Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson says lawmakers made too many short-term decisions that could make future fiscal years more challenging.

CHICAGO (WMBD) — An Illinois Lottery FastPlay game netted one lucky person a $1.3 million jackpot, the lottery said on Friday. The game was Cash Castle and it’s a $30 progressive jackpot ...

“The funding doesn't run out until Dec. 31 of this year,” House Speaker Chris Welch, D-Hillside, told Capitol News Illinois for the latest episode of the “Illinois Lawmakers” program.

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