About November: Seven Illinois counties voted in favor of exploring secession. The rural counties of Iroquois, Calhoun, Clinton, Green, Jersey, Madison and Perry all voted to examine “the possibility ...

President Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of ...

The case was filed in U.S. District Court on Jan. 17 and also includes the attorneys general from Louisiana, West Virginia ...

Chicago is located in Cook County, Illinois (in red in the map above). With a population ... This was perceived as a problem even before the Civil War, with several proposals over the years ...

Carter was the first president from the Deep South elected since the Civil War. He entered politics at ... College votes without winning California, Illinois or Michigan. The surprisingly modest ...

Flanked by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader, and Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois ... shopping,” or filing lawsuits in districts perceived as more sympathetic to a certain ...

Trump’s swearing-in lands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday celebrating the civil rights icon always held ...

Increased costs – from higher Medicaid, K-12 education and pension costs – could negate potential positives from adding ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation offered mixed reactions to the certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

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 be sworn in, they had to ...