Downstate leaders believe their constituents want to split Illinois into two new states. The big picture ... that national Democrats would let the divide happen in exchange for Washington ...

Illinois lawmakers head into the final days of their spring session this week looking for ways to close a substantial gap in the budget.

Heated debates erupt in Illinois over trans athletes in girls' sports, with lawmakers divided after a Naperville race ...

And we're going to look at two states with two different approaches - Florida and Illinois. NPR's Larry Kaplow ... Well, state powers were really baked into the U.S. Constitution from the ...

There is a growing wave of young Democrats who have launched bids to shake up the party’s ranks by ousting incumbent House members in deep blue seats. They see voter frustrations with Democrats’ ...