A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it begins to add up to real money.” That observation is attributed to the late Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen, who was expressing ...

The caseload is piling up and a new administration in Washington means fresh demands for federal prosecutors here in Chicago ...

In addition to winning elections, some politicians have also won Grammy awards.

Scott Turner was confirmed Wednesday as the housing secretary, a role central to President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.

She was attending a dinner in the Mayflower Hotel’s grand ballroom honoring Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois on November 20, 1967. The golden-throated Dirksen was the father-in-law of Tennessee’s ...

Illinois state Senator Li Arellano, Jr (R-Dixon) has been appointed as the Republican Spokesperson for the Illinois Senate’s ...

Jury deliberations are approaching the one-week mark at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ...

Judges have provided further instruction to to the jury at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Ill. — An Illinois state senator is asking the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to make a charging decision in the death of Jackson Kradle.

"Illinois must act to ban the use of harmful additives," Giannoulias said in a post on X. "Please contact your state legislators and voice your support for Senate Bill 93 to help ensure ...

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) ...