Senate Bill 1699 would require the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) to submit a detailed annual report to lawmakers on how much the state spends on services and resources for non-citizens.

Alpha, received a call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, in January that he was tapped to head ...

Lawmakers in Illinois are renewing efforts to establish permanent daylight saving time (DST) in the state. Two recently ...

Democrats are fuming about their party leadership’s early response to President Trump. Strategists say the reaction to Trump ...

A tough new assessment says the Democratic Party needs to reassess the loss of support among groups of voters it has long ...

This week, similarly desperate Springfield Republicans threw their own “Hail Mary.” They filed a lawsuit asking the Democratic-controlled Illinois Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the state ...

No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government," the Democratic governor wrote in a directive to ...

The Illinois Freedom Caucus, made up of six state representatives and one senator, is accusing House Minority Leader Tony ...

If the bills become law, they would end the decades-long practice of setting clocks forward one hour every March and back ...

The ongoing feud among Illinois House Republicans in Springfield is of no real consequence, but it is entertaining to watch. It doesn't matter because legislative Republicans are a superminority who ...

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

In a letter to Illinois Republican Chairwoman Kathy Salvi, Aaron Del Mar of Palatine announced his resignation, effective ...