Former Republican Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced Tuesday he is formally joining the Democratic Party because “the stakes are simply too high to NOT become a Democrat.” “Let’s start with the obvious ...

Sentencing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled for Friday, after a judge denied Madigan’s motion ...

Attorneys for ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are asking that he not be sent to prison for his bribery conviction.

Joe Walsh, who previously represented Illinois’ 8th Congressional district as a Republican, said Tuesday he is becoming a ...

Dylan Blaha, Democratic candidate for United States Congress in Illinois 13th congressional district, announced he will officially launch his primary challenge against Democratic Rep. Nikki Budzinski.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich lambasted his Democratic Party as an unethical organization that collectively bolstered ...

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a ...

In a sit-down interview with the Washington Examiner, LaHood said he’s happy with his current job representing Illinois’s ...

Several Republican state legislators say they will be irreparably harmed if a court doesn’t stop the state from enacting the ...

Just over six months after he lost a long-shot bid to oust incumbent Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, Utah Democrats chose former ...

Former U.S. Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh has announced he is switching to the Democratic Party in a lengthy Substack post ...

SPRINGFIELD Several Illinois elected officials have released the following statements in response to the recent passage of ...