The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

State lawmakers remain focused on reforming Chicago mass transit as they discuss two bills to either merge the agencies or ...

In the Chicago area, as of this week nearly 200,000 square feet of leased federal office space had been canceled, including ...

Village officials here on Thursday expressed surprise by how quickly Wednesday’s storms rolled in. But what wasn’t surprising ...

On Tuesday, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the dismantling of USAID likely ... And, he said, funds remain frozen for a new U ...

CHICAGO — Federal immigration agents violated the rights of 22 people, including a U.S. citizen, in immigration enforcement arrests during the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was told the federal task force is looking into allegations that local schools may have failed to protect Jewish students from unlawful discrimination. Trump ...

Four Southern states rank in the top five nationally for their dependence on federal dollars, according to a new report. And a very northern state, Alaska, is the most “federally dependent ...

Thousands of federal workers have been fired by the Trump administration and DOGE. Now, some states are hoping to lure those workers into state governments. They include New York, Pennsylvania ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The fear of what may come for Americans in the ongoing federal jobs fallout is now fueling a growing movement. "I am fired up like I've never been fired up in my life," said U.S ...