Carter was the first president from the Deep South elected since the Civil War. He entered politics at a time when Democrats ...

There’s often speculation about whether the United States will add a 51st state. Most often, attention focuses on Puerto Rico ...

During Trump’s first term, Johnson served as the ambassador to El Salvador, where he led combat operations during its civil war in the 1980s ... Durbin, Democrat of Illinois and chairman ...

Illinois Senator Barack Obama was presiding ... He also served in the U.S. House’s 13th Congressional District from 1993 to 2007. Previously, he served as the Ohio Secretary of State from ...

Republican Rep. Darin LaHood also took the oath of office on Jan. 3, promising to represent Illinois' 16th Congressional District.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Members of the 119th Congress took their oath of office Friday including Illinois’ members of Congress. But before members of the U.S. House of Representatives could ...

A coalition of 20 attorneys general, including Illinois’ Kwame Raoul, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm states' ...

A new General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.

Central Illinois’ chief federal prosecutor has announced his retirement. U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris, who leads the Central District of Illinois submitted his resignation Monday to President ...

His father was James A. McCartney, a civil war veteran from Illinois. He became the IL Attorney General from 1881-1885. Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent ...