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 ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including elections at the DNC and in ...

A memo from the National Democratic Redistricting Committee predicts Georgia could add a 15th member to the U.S. House after the 2030 census.

Illinois counties, including Madison, Calhoun and Clinton, voted to leave the state because some voters said state laws favor ...

A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential – not just economically, but in civic energy, creativity and community ...

See our map below for locations. Croton-on-Hudson: Croton Point Park, 1 Croton Point Avenue from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the Clearwater River Festival.

West Nile virus has been confirmed in environmental samples from 17 counties across Illinois since the beginning of the year, according to the state Department of Public Health. No human cases ...

No human cases of West Nile Virus have been found yet this year, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Public Health. But West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes and ...

I would argue that each county should have a minimum of 20,000 people. However, as I said at the start of this column, it will take political backbone to get it done.

As some Illinois counties voice their desire to break away from Chicagoland, Indiana's government is looking into redrawing the border between the two states — a possibility experts and Illinois ...

I regret that this dispute over campaign accounting and contribution limits has taken up time we should spend on other issues ...

First, Kentucky has too many counties. WAY too many counties. It’s time to eliminate some or at least streamline the process by which counties could merge if they want to.