Democratic governors and state attorneys general are bracing for a Trump administration that could undo their policy goals.

Illinois has spent nearly $3 billion in the last two years to cover the costs of illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers living in the state.

A business owner cannot pursue a lawsuit alleging that a retired arson investigator fabricated evidence that led to his arrest for a fire set at his bar, a federal judge ruled.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general continues to stun ...

Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a series of never-before-played ...

Farid Malik Shabazz cannot run for the City Council in April because his nominating petitions did not reflect his recent name change, a city electoral board ruled Wednesday. Shabazz, a first-time ...

While the president-elect promises clean air and water, climate and equity take a back seat to fossil fuel excavation.

A pro-life group is challenging town’s now-repealed “buffer zone” law, potentially reshaping protest laws nationwide.

At issue are concerns over reforms made to Illinois’ beleaguered pension system in 2011. Workers hired after that date were ...

Before the sun rose on a cold Wednesday morning in January 2019, Fidel Marquez agreed to a life-altering assignment as a ...

The ComEd exec-turned-FBI mole spent a fifth day on the witness stand Wednesday in Michael Madigan’s bribery and racketeering ...