Area fire departments, including Zion, Winthrop Harbor and Beach Park, say they’ve seen an increase in water-related calls since the completion of a $73 million beach restoration at Illinois Beach ...

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.

Elected Republicans these days seem to view the gravity of their office with naked contempt—but this Wisconsin representative ...

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

Democratic political action committees are being investigated by state, and potentially federal, authorities over claims they ...

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.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance flatly denied reports that they planned to hold a strategy meeting about ...

Gov. JB Pritzker in Springfield on Aug. 6 called the Texas House Democrats who fled the state for Illinois to thwart a Republican quorum to vote on a controversial congressional redistricting plan ...

State Representative Gene Wu represents a racially diverse corner of Houston when he’s not defending juveniles in court. The ...