With Alderperson Walter Burnett Jr. hoping to see his 29-year-old son, Walter III, appointed to his seat, we're taking a look ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's decision to retire from the 9th District at the end of this year at age 81 has paved ...

Of all the Peoria-area rivals, these two Peoria schools are the closest, located just 1.6 miles apart. PND heads up Glen ...

UW’s chief executive faced unexpected challenges from start of tenure. Supporters laud his innovation. Critics say he never ...

Why are election workers in Chicago trying to join an SEIU local union that bankrolls Democrats and helps them get elected?

Penn State’s James Franklin was named preseason coach of the year, garnering 10 votes of the 25 votes. Illinois’ Bret Bielema finished second with nine votes, followed by Ohio State’s Ryan Day (3), ...

Hurst-Leadicker, a senior majoring in political science and history, is one of four Illinois college and university students ...

Expectations for the Nebraska Cornhuskers are smack dab in the middle of the Big Ten Conference. The 15th annual ...

Judicial Watch filed its lawsuit last year, which is part of a larger string of lawsuits against Democratic-led states to ...

There have been 25 seasons of Huskers dominating that third phase of the game. We must now decide on the specialists for the ...

Few Lake County officials have made the next step. The state’s political boneyard has a number of Lake County candidates ...

The Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois and the Regional Transportation Authority agree that a change to Illinois’ sales tax law will net the RTA an additional $150 million this year and another $225 ...