An already contentious relationship still can be salvaged if a governor and mayor who need each other to solve their respective budget troubles start communicating frequently and privately instead of ...

Newly appointed Sen. Shaneka Henson, a Democrat, was sworn into the Maryland Senate just two hours before the General ...

Former President Jimmy Carter's remains were flown from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where the nation's top ...

A bill that will return land at Shabbona Lake and State Park in DeKalb County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now on its way to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's desk.

Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and ...

State governments must step up to help avoid the worst impacts of climate change and build a more prosperous, inclusive, and ...

The manuscript traced Tim’s life in politics, beginning with running for third grade class president in his native Janesville ...

You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or ...

Democrats are scrambling for a new leader to head the party and organize resistance to President-elect Trump following Vice ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game ...

Here’s our holiday gift list for Illinois public officials who stood out for their work — and their flubs. To Gov. JB Pritzker, a 3D wood-carved map of New Hampshire because it looks like he ...

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