Madigan's last stand Tuesday's election will be one of the few over the past 50 years in which former Illinois House Speaker ...

Federal prosecutors say former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's request for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his ...

Illinois House Democrats appear to be on the cusp of booting their leader, Emanuel “Chris” Welch, as speaker of the House.

Attorneys are close to a deal that would avert a re-trial for two defendants in the “ComEd Four” Illinois political corruption case, they said at a hearing.

Are Chicago-style dirty tricks on display in the Alaska Senate race? It reminds WGN's Ben Bradley of similarly cynical moves ...

Democrat Christian Mitchell could become governor if Pritzker wins the White House, while Republican Aaron Del Mar, a combative former Cook County GOP chair, is Darren Bailey’s bridge to the suburbs.

The Plainfield Democrat won a full term over Republican nominee Gabby Shanahan to hold the seat Dixon Heitman was appointed ...

All 17 Illinois Congresional seats are up for election, and the 1st district pits Rep. Jonathan Jackson against GOP ...

Stratton has taken progressive policy positions, but has also touted a record of getting things done across a big, diverse ...

No. 1 Florida There is a very obvious reason why Florida is a lot of people’s choice to earn a No. 1 seed for a third ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...