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 ...

The retirement of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is giving Republicans a glimmer of hope they can establish a foothold in Illinois ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal on a lawsuit led by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost challenging ...

Multiple Eastern Illinois Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel ...

Latter-day Saint voters are less Republican than they once were but have warmed to Donald Trump significantly, according to ...

State Rep. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) said he is concerned with $1 billion in new spending, plus new taxes on nicotine products, ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows mail ballots to be ...

The Supreme Court will consider reviving a lawsuit challenging Illinois’s ability to count mail ballots received after ...

Central Illinois lawmakers had predictably partisan reactions to the official state budget for the next fiscal year. The ...

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear an appeal from Illinois Rep. Mike Bost who wants to challenge the state’s ...