Former Republican Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced Tuesday he is formally joining the Democratic Party because “the stakes are simply too high to NOT become a Democrat.” “Let’s start with the obvious ...

In a sit-down interview with the Washington Examiner, LaHood said he’s happy with his current job representing Illinois’s ...

SPRINGFIELD Several Illinois elected officials have released the following statements in response to the recent passage of ...

State Rep. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) said he is concerned with $1 billion in new spending, plus new taxes on nicotine products, ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% in the last six years, while Republicans criticize the budget as ...

Central Illinois lawmakers had predictably partisan reactions to the official state budget for the next fiscal year. The ...

Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh said he is joining the Democratic Party, five years after he left the Republican Party.

Latter-day Saint voters are less Republican than they once were but have warmed to Donald Trump significantly, according to ...