Because they're grandfathered in under an old law, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and ex-Ald. Edward Burke can collectively pocket nearly $4 million and use it for virtually anything ...

Illinois' political landscape will undergo major changes through the 2026 election cycle, with several rarely-open seats in ...

State-funded work came after Jonathan Jackson was paid as a $13,000-a-month consultant for JB Pritzker’s 2018 campaign for ...

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, makes Illinois at least the 19th state to be sued for ...

The future of poultry growers in two states, the local economies depending on them and the cleanliness of the Illinois River ...

AmericaFest attendees predict a 2028 presidential showdown between JD Vance and Josh Shapiro, potentially reshaping Rust Belt ...

The DOJ's Illinois election lawsuit aims to access unredacted voter registration data to uphold federal laws on election integrity.

The Justice Department says it's about preventing "vote dilution," but privacy advocates argue the effort could eventually be used to disenfranchise people.

SPRINGFIELD - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to force Illinois state election officials to turn over full ...

Americans seem determined to learn the hard way that elections — meaning, who you vote for — have consequences, and residents in Illinois may be ahead of […] ...

The U.S. Justice Department has sued three states, including Illinois and Wisconsin, and D.C. for not turning over requested ...

Mississippi has agreed to voluntarily turn over its full voter registration list to the U.S. Department of Justice, even as ...