This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

Illinois Republicans have no bench of experienced prospects to speak of. Because of extreme gerrymandering, the GOP has few ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in filing a motion to halt the implementation of an executive order regarding elections signed by President ...

The new pope, formerly Robert F. Prevost, has a mixed voting history, casting ballots in both GOP and Democratic primaries.

Pope Leo XIV’s old community of Dolton is finding hope in his election after years of violence and corruption for the suburb ...

Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek ... It was Douglas, who lost election to a fourth term in 1966, who once mistakenly called him “Dick,” a nickname Durbin adopted.

Illinois voters voted in overwhelming support of a non-binding advisory referendum to impose civil penalties on candidates who interfere or attempt to interfere with election workers’ duties.

The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...

Dick Durbin’s retirement announcement Wednesday set off jockeying in Washington and Illinois, putting the ... “The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy,” the 80 ...