Sentencing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled for Friday, after a judge denied Madigan’s motion ...

While lawmakers failed to pass ethics reform legislation this session, Senate President Don Harmon is facing criticism over a measure that would have mitigated a potential multimillion-dollar fine ...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar ...

Rachel Ruttenberg says the term “total policy wonk” is definitely a compliment. That how Illinois House Majority Leader ...

With electric prices going up, advocates tried — and failed — to reform the energy sector - “Heading into the end of the legislative ...

Latin America is in the midst of a crucial election year in countries including Venezuela, whose ruling party claimed another win last month amid opposition boycotts. Advocates say last month’s ...

The Supreme Court will consider whether an Illinois Republican congressman and two federal electors can challenge the state's ...

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U.S. Rep Mike Bost argues that Illinois law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day violates the federal ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal on a lawsuit led by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost challenging ...

Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections raises important questions about who, if anyone, has standing to bring federal challenges to certain types of election laws in advance of an election. These ...

Ohio's election integrity investigation finds noncitizen and double voting, leading to potential prosecutions in eight states and Washington, D.C.