State and federal legislators are preparing for the Trump administration’s plans to make Chicago “ground zero” for mass ...

After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely.

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this ...

Bracing for impact: Illinois residents, especially in Chicago, have taken Trump at his word that he will kick off the ...

Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-7th) were key co-sponsors ... suggested Anthony Fowler, University of Chicago politics professor and Center of Effective Government faculty affiliate. “There are electoral ...

Behind the threats lie downstate dissatisfaction with how state politics is being determined by big city economic powerhouses ...

The breakfast, held annually on MLK day, honors the memory and legacy of Dr. King as well as the work of Reverend Jackson.

The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions ...

Seven Illinois counties voted in November 2024 to explore seceding from the state of Illinois. Now, Indiana lawmakers want to capitalize on their dissatisfaction. Indiana’s House speaker, Republican ...

Hemp business owners sent a flurry of campaign contributions to key Illinois lawmakers this fall to ward off a feared ...