Texas lawmakers are in Illinois to avoid a contentious redistricting vote, but their hotel stay took a turn when a bomb ...

Texas Democrats left the state to stop a Republican-led effort to change the state’s congressional boundaries, setting off a ...

It's unclear what role federal agents can play in the matter, and there were no reports of FBI activity in the area housing ...

The chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus remained defiant Thursday in the face of one US senator’s bid to enlist the ...

Area fire departments, including Zion, Winthrop Harbor and Beach Park, say they’ve seen an increase in water-related calls ...

A helicopter crashed Thursday morning into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, the Federal Aviation Administration says.

Texas House Democrats have been trying to widen the message of their decision to break quorum at the Legislature and halt ...

Houston State Rep. Gene Wu, who Gov. Greg Abbott called the "ringleader" of Texas Democrats who fled, and other party leaders reported a bomb threat on Wednesday.

Two state representatives said they were evacuated from their hotel on Wednesday morning. Police are investigating.

A bomb threat was made at the Illinois hotel where Texas Democratic lawmakers are staying after fleeing the state to block a ...

Texas Democrats staying in Illinois to block a redistricting vote were briefly evacuated Wednesday morning after a bomb threat. Police found no device, and all guests have since returned.

On Wednesday, the hotel in Chicago, Illinois, where Texas State Representatives were staying, received a bomb threat and was ...