There promises to be nothing boring about the Illinois race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who will retire in 2027 after ...

A state Democratic plan to raise the age of a required drivers test from 79 to 87 passed the Illinois Senate transportation ...

Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.

Despite 45 years in the Senate and his party in power at both ... markets of the European Union and Mexico. Iowa follows only Illinois in soybean production and, in 2023, was second only to ...

Senate Democrats plan to force a vote in the coming weeks on a resolution to require more transparency from President Donald ...

Illinois students will struggle throughout their educations when 7 in 10 third-graders cannot read at grade level. Illinois ...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Monday in the 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois' open seat ...

Longtime Illinois Dick Durbin and Jan Schakowsky are retiring, paving the way for younger lawmakers to step in and remake ...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the first Democrat to step into what is expected to be a crowded race to fill U.S. Sen. Dick ...

Standing on his backyard deck Thursday — the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate — Illinois’ senior Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on his decision to retire after four decades ...

“I’ve done this my way, making decisions based on family needs and personal needs, and what I thought would serve our state ...