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 ...

Joe Walsh, who previously represented Illinois’ 8th Congressional district as a Republican, said Tuesday he is becoming a ...

Multiple Eastern Illinois Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel ...

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a ...

Several Republican state legislators say they will be irreparably harmed if a court doesn’t stop the state from enacting the ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is among a large group of Democrats expected to announce White House bids before the 2028 ...

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

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 ...