Article Summary Sen. Dick Durbin said he backed reopening the government to protect federal workers and to restore food assistance, ...

Article Summary U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s office Wednesday, ...

Article Summary Education union members, students and faculty at state universities called on the Illinois Board of Higher Education to ...

Article Summary The governor’s office won’t release details about how state agencies plan to cut spending and reserve funds weeks ...

Article Summary A group of six Democratic candidates, officeholders and activists pleaded not guilty Wednesday on federal charges they “impeded” ...

Article Summary Darren bailey is staying in the governor’s race after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in ...

Article Summary Illinois’ Dick Durbin was one of eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate to support a plan on Sunday ...

Article Summary State Rep. Anna Moeller, chair of the House budget committee that oversees funding for health and human services, ...

Article Summary A federal judge has indefinitely extended restrictions on immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons like tear gas ...

Article Summary Chicago’s public transit agencies will not have to raise fares, lay off workers or cut services next year ...

Article Summary The Clean Slate Act, if signed into law, could make nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois eligible to ...

Article Summary A federal judge is ordering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to clean up its Chicago area processing ...