Senate Democrats say they will not vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security, putting Congress back on the brink of ...

Illinois U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth say they will vote “no” on a bill that includes funding for the ...

The Chicago Harbor Lock is expected to see its federal funding cut by more than 90% this year after an effort by Illinois lawmakers to secure more money for the busy stop lock and dam failed. The ...

Public executions at the hands of the government should never happen in ‘the land of the free,’” one senator wrote.

U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton square off Monday night ahead of their marquee ...

Dozens of demonstrators gathered Sunday afternoon near Bradley University to protest federal immigration enforcement and ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling to abolish ICE, while Governor JB Pritzker is calling for a stop of funding for the agency after a nurse born in Illinois was shot and killed Saturday in a ...

The shooting happened amid widespread daily protests in the Minneapolis area since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year-old Renee ...

Second Minneapolis federal agent shooting in weeks draws Illinois leaders’ rebuke ...

Michigan and Illinois lawmakers say an unexplained federal review threatens to slow the long-awaited Lake Michigan invasive ...

Senator Duckworth criticizes GOP Speaker Mike Johnson for removing E15 biofuel support, affecting farmers, consumers, and ...

People in Illinois want the Bears to stay in Illinois. So why not offer a compromise that the Bears can certainly afford?