Evanston mayor Daniel Biss could leave office for Congress, raising questions about the process for selecting his successor.

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s crimes against the people of warranted a sentence of 105 years – just for his role in ...

The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s sentencing to 7.5 years for bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud ends his ...

A federal judge sided with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional.

Dozens of workers have been detained by federal immigration authorities in a series of raids in LA’s fashion district and at ...

Skokie-native Bushra Amiwala announced her campaign for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District in a Monday morning news release. Amiwala, a Gen Z politician and activist, will seek the seat ...

Two lawsuits in Wisconsin are seeking to have the state’s congressional map thrown out, complicating the fight for the House in 2026.

Federal judges ruled Alabama discriminated against Black residents in drawing congressional districts, and now the court must decide whether to require the state receive federal approval of its maps.

After the decennial count, the state adopted a congressional map with a single Black-majority congressional district out of six in a state where about 30 percent of voters are Black.

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On the heels of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's announcement today that he won't seek re-election, another long-standing member of Illinois' congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, will also ...