A once dying mall in Southern Illinois is getting a mighty makeover, thanks to $112M bond deal — created by the state and ...

Federal court hearing begins over California's Proposition 50 redistricting measure as DOJ alleges racial gerrymandering by ...

The Old Farmer's Almanac released its 2025 Christmas forecast on Dec. 2. The forecast says western Illinois will likely see ...

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The two most intense state legislative pressure campaigns I’ve witnessed both ended in failure. Back in 2017, Gov. Bruce ...

Rodric Bray faced Donald Trump’s fury after blocking the map overhaul, as the president blasted him as a ‘loser’ and urged ...

The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, the Loyola University Chicago newspaper, hums like an old refrigerator. A coffee pot ...

Displaying significantly more backbone than usual, Indiana Republicans told Trump they wouldn't illegally gerrymander their ...

The new executive will lead the state’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy as the Department of Innovation ...

One day after Indiana Republicans decided to forego political gains by rejecting a new US House map, congressional Democrats made clear Friday they would still press ahead for potential gains in ...

Gov. JB Pritzker suggested Illinois’ threat to retaliate helped defeat the measure across the border — and he didn’t rule out ...

Illinois Democrats had been awaiting the outcome of the Indiana vote, warning Illinois was ready to respond. For now, it appears Illinois will stand down in that effort.