Sen. Dick Durbin announced he was not running for reelection for the seat he's held since 1996. The announcement will ...

New Illinois, an organization that wants to create a state separate from Chicago and urban Cook County, drew about 60 people ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...

Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the ...

Duckworth’s endorsement of Stratton follows Durbin's retirement announcement last week after nearly 30 years in the Senate.

A plan to ban the sale of styrofoam packaging in Illinois by 2030 passed the state Senate Wednesday. Illinois companies would ...

Two Democratic leaders in the Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow ...

Bill would ban styrofoam containers Beginning in 2030, polystyrene foam disposable food containers would be banned in ...

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday he is endorsing his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate.

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth ...

The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to give landowners and farmers more flexibility to hunt deer on their ...