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

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

Federal prosecutors are recommending a 12.5-year sentence and a $1.5 million fine for former House Speaker Michael Madigan, ...

At their convention in Ogden, Democrats elect Brian King as chair — and debate whether winning means shifting left or center.

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...

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

A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% ...

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

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

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