Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a ...

Tom Liravongsa — or as social media knows him, Tom the Skyscraper Guy — has racked up millions of views on videos about the ...

Legislators were seemingly on board with the latest plan to reform the Chicago-area transit system — but miles apart on how ...

The path went through California, Mississippi and Florida before ending Wednesday with Trump commuting Hoover's life sentence ...

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A gentleman.” “A rule follower.” “Mr. Integrity.” As the feds seek a prison sentence for the former house speaker, supporters ...

Madigan wielded the speaker’s gavel in Springfield for 36 years. Now he’s bracing to learn his fate June 13, when he’s due to ...

The list includes 96 counties and seven cities in Illinois the administration claims obstruct federal immigration laws.

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The fires began earlier this week in the province of Manitoba. The smoke will bring hazy skies and could potentially affect ...

The move to grant a stay in the case means that the Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who were granted temporary ...

From time to time, someone will stroll into the building at Wrightwood and Kimball and ask if they’re in the right place to ...