Past and present Illinois politicians have figured prominently in wiretapped conversations introduced by prosecutors at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.

Chung was elected to the 91st District — which includes Bartonville, East Peoria and Bloomington — in 2022. Her Facebook page highlights priorities such as women’s rights, lowering costs, strengthening the economy and “expanding access to quality, affordable healthcare for everyone.”

Voters in Illinois are hitting their local polling places to cast votes. This presidential election, Illinois is worth 19 Electoral College votes, one of the largest prizes in the country.

Two first-term Illinois Democrats locked into competitive congressional contests held onto their seats as control of the U.S. House remained up for grabs.

Some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks are being criticized by many of Illinois' senior Democratic leaders, but Republicans are also raising concerns, particularly about the choice for attorney general.

Voters in the metro-east county made it the 33rd to approve the symbolic measure to form a new state without Cook County.

The threat involved Fremont Middle School in unincorporated Mundelein. At the school, the kids are taught "see something, say something"—and the system worked as planned. Sara Machi reports.

Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, will be overseen by governors and supported by a network of senior staff designated by each state leader.

In the wake of Republican Donald Trump’s reelection to the presidency, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is helping to lead a new initiative that aims to protect state-level democratic institutions against federal overreach.

The candidates say the current administration is making the political power grab with objections to would-be candidates' petitions-and Berwyn police officers are showing up to the

Thursday on MSNBC, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vowed that blue states will be on the front line to battle Donald Trump's agenda: GOV. JB PRITZKER: Let's start with the idea that there are a number of issues brought up during the campaign and now,

After Trump victory, requests for abortion pills, birth control and sterilizations surge in Illinois and nationally