Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...

Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered a unique state budget address. Sure, he included topics conventionally covered in such speeches — like revenue projections and an outline of some spending ...

Who’s paying?: Areas like the Near West Side, Logan Square and Bronzeville have been particularly hard hit by rising taxes, ...

State Rep. Jackie Haas writes about how former Speaker Mike Madigan's legacy still looms over the Legislature.

The search for Chicago’s 42nd U.S. attorney comes at a significant moment in history for an office long extolled as a model ...

— Brian Gladstein is now executive director of the Friends of the Parks nonprofit in Chicago. He was a fundraising consultant ...

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s ...

IOWA CITY — With Iowa maintaining the second-highest and fastest-growing rate of new cancers nationally, according to a 2025 Cancer in Iowa report released Tuesday, treatment advancements have ...