The Coles County Board has set a special meeting for 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 in the courthouse to vote on the proposed Coles ...

Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday morning he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor, which would ...

During the Pullman Strike of 1894, the governor of Illinois decried President Grover Cleveland’s move to call in the National Guard ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce Thursday he plans to run for reelection, according to multiple reports.

Chicago area transit agencies face a $770 million fiscal cliff after lawmakers ended the spring session without a funding ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill passed in this year’s legislative session would rewrite the definition of a “forcible felony” to allow Illinois State Police to use images obtained from automatic license ...

Prior to her House election, she was the founding executive director of the McHenry County Council of Governments and assistant village administrator for the Village of Lake in the Hills. She was ...

The man charged with killing one Minnesota state legislator and wounding another Saturday owned property in Woodbury County ...

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray announced the commencement of the voter registration verification process in the county. This ...