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

ROCKFORD, Ill. (KWQC) - Montez Soliz of Rockford announced his campaign on Monday to run for the Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. The seat is held by a fellow Rockford native, Eric Sorensen, ...

The congressional Republican spending bill, which President Donald Trump recently signed into law, kills tax credits that help communities turn idle toxic sites such as brownfields and abandoned mines ...

Barack Obama had the Affordable Care Act. Joe Biden had the Inflation Reduction Act. President Donald Trump will have the tax ...

Illinois lawmakers are criticizing a sweeping Republican-backed spending bill that narrowly passed the House Thursday ...

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the ...

With Illinois’ March primary for the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, politicians are lining up to fill the seats being vacated by longtime members of ...

Since the pope’s election, the small, two-story house has gained national attention, drawing visitors and attracting those ...

In recent decades, American presidential elections have been decided by a small handful of swing states — places where the ...

You filled out the tax forms and wrote the Internal Revenue Service a check by April 15. Painful, but done. Not so, ...

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker's decision to run for re-election could impact a future 2028 presidential bid.

Leaders of teacher-preparation programs asked Congress to maintain current $2.19 billion Supporting Effective Instruction ...