More than 30 counties in Illinois have voted to leave the state since 2020 as they are not being represented by their state’s ...

Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing for his upcoming showdown with a congressional committee investigating sanctuary cities. He is also counting on state help to deal with some pressing needs in ...

More than 200 people rallied in downtown Chicago on Tuesday to push back on President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to cut government spending and reduce the size of the federal workforce.

A day ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address Wednesday, Senate Republicans said they want budget negotiations to ...

Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) has introduced legislation that would create an Illinois Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to review and audit the ...

Illinois is home to over 81,000 federal employees, making the federal government the state’s second-largest employer.

In 2024, the U.S. saw the largest spike in homelessness since the federal government began regularly collecting data in 2007.

Biology is not bigotry," claimed the new acting head of the agency. Its actions indicate it's okay with transphobic harassment.

Bill Stamets was on one of his regular early evening walks along 57th Street beach earlier this month when he came across a handful of dead birds clumped together near ...

Explore the rich cultural heritage of Chicago's South Side, from the Great Migration to its enduring impact on culture, music ...