Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with ...

Executive orders are unlawful if they override federal laws and statutes, and the president cannot use them to sidestep ...

Champaign County Democrats on Sunday selected local party member Byron Clark as their choice to fill the county's vacant ...

Senator Mike Halpin will be hosting an open town hall to provide updates on key issues affecting the community and listen to your concerns. Sen. Mike Halpin (photo submitted) According to a ...

A look at Florida and Illinois shows how legislatures in the country's often polarized state politics are responding to the Trump administration. States hold a lot of power over what gets done.

A new Illinois bill could make it easier — and more affordable — for veterans who are at risk and experiencing homelessness ...

The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September.

SWANSEA/PONTOON BEACH - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today ...

N.Y., left, walks with Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., as Senate Democrats gather behind closed doors to mount a last-ditch ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a shutdown would only strengthen Trump’s hand. They were joined by six more ...