Melissa Hortman was the Minnesota House's top Democrat and as House speaker helped shepherd a package of liberal initiatives ...

The governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee, which has been ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cities large and small were preparing for major demonstrations Saturday across the U.S. against President ...

Former Illinois lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal corruption trial in Chicago.  Madigan, the longest serving legislative leader in U.S.

Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, and her husband were fatally shot on Saturday morning. John A. Hoffman, a ...

A measure Illinois lawmakers sent to Gov. JB Pritzker would streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders.

Among the more than 2,000 “No Kings” protests planned nationwide Saturday, organizers anticipate that the one in downtown ...

They are trying to strike a careful balance on issues where Republicans have held a political advantage in recent years.

Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in ...