Elgie Sims is a force in Springfield chairing the Appropriations Committee and serving as the chamber’s lead budgeteer.

Donald Trump went after Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico late Wednesday night. He claimed, without evidence, ...

With the 2026 midterm election being less than a month away, concerns are mounting from Democrats and experts that the Trump ...

But that money may have come too late, forcing the president’s group to pay much higher rates because of the shrinking ...

We appreciate that Laura Ellman’s been a consistent co-sponsor of lifting Illinois’ longstanding moratorium on new nuclear ...

State Sen. Emil Jones III has represented this district in Cook County’s south suburbs since 2010 when he succeeded his ...

The Illinois Senate is losing one of its best in Democrat Bill Cunningham, who is retiring. The open seat, covering parts of ...

The former president’s endorsement gives Troy Jackson another prominent Democratic backer as he seeks to unseat five-term ...

House District 66 covers a fast-growing portion of Collin County, spanning parts of Celina, Frisco, Plano and Prosper. As the ...

President Donald Trump visited Texas for the second time in a week, urging voters to support Republicans in the midterms as a ...

Black voters have been one of the most reliable Democratic constituencies for generations, and their elected officials, at ...

Attorney General Phil Weiser entered the home stretch of the 2026 governor’s race with a significant financial advantage over his Republican rival, Victor Marx, disclosures show.Weiser’s campaign ...