How do we know the House’s pro-Republican skew has disappeared? One common measure of bias, the efficiency gap, compares the parties’ respective shares of “wasted” votes: those cast either for losing ...

They say everything is bigger in Texas, but this hidden gem in Illinois with a quirky downtown has other ideas. This city is ...

ICE monthly arrests have risen 627% under President Trump when compared with the final year of the Biden administration, ...

An infusion of nuclear spending means Oak Ridge is preparing to grow, and residents have opinions on how that should happen.

Effingham residents and officials discussed ideas for improving housing, residential development, the TIF district, the Business Districts and the Enterprise Zone during the most recent Focus Group ...

Thursday's highs were a far cry from the bitter air of a week ago, but nothing like the abnormal warmth observed a year ago.

Debra Shore, an Evanston resident and the former regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...

Illinois offers unique tax advantages on retirement income. Here are the pros and cons of retiring in Illinois.

Willette Benford, 60, spent almost half her life in prison. Now, she's a senior advisor to the first lady of Illinois, M.K. Pritzker. Together, they're focused on addressing barriers women face in ...