Illinois Republicans announced they would again try to repeal a law that limits law enforcement's participation in federal ...

"It's broader than just a Christian teaching. It's a humane teaching that we don't kill those who are suffering." ...

A plan moving in the Illinois Senate could help more veterans have affordable housing without going through government red ...

Sponsored by State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia), Senate Bill 1313 supports "targeted operations" to deport undocumented ...

A new bill in the Illinois Senate would require state law enforcement agencies to cooperate with U.S. Customs and Immigration ...

State Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat from Des Plaines, will serve as assistant majority leader of the Illinois Senate for the ...

Former state Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie is resigning his north suburban seat to start a nonprofit organization ...

A Congressman has introduced a bill that would label unborn children as people in the eyes of the law. Two Congress members from Illinois support it.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Republican lawmakers put forward a proposal to expel students who sexually assault another student at school.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is a former military helicopter pilot and chair of the Senate committee on aviation safety.

Though Joens explored many professions over the course of his career, his love for Illinois history has been at the heart of ...

Some Illinois farmers worry that buried carbon dioxide could leak into groundwater, which prompted the Illinois General ...