This marks the second time that state Republican lawmakers have targeted Jackson's powers since the 2024 election.

President Donald Trump has often singled out Chicago and Illinois because they have some of the nation’s strongest ...

President Donald Trump’s agenda instead of focusing on the state budget.Republican party members walked out during the ...

The DOJ wants to stop the city from enforcing its sanctuary city laws that they say “interfere with and discriminate against” ...

Illinois House Democrats approved a resolution Wednesday condemning President Donald Trump for pardoning people convicted of crimes tied the insurrection of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Demonstrators outside the Illinois Capitol — and Democratic state legislators within it — on Wednesday vowed to “resist” the ...

Republicans have been winning an asymmetric war over district lines for decades. To preserve democracy, their opponents will have to fight back.

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Michelle Goldberg ...

Jurors in the trial of Michael Madigan left the courthouse Wednesday, their sixth day of deliberations, without having ...

Ex- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is awaiting a verdict in his federal corruption trial. Here’s a timeline of key ...