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Republican state officials are advancing new legal arguments in the courts that threaten to erode the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered Illinois residents to "shelter in place" starting 5 p.m. Saturday through April 7 in an effort to control the spread of COVID...

High school youth activists in the Twin Cities are focusing this year on reducing local gun violence.Last year, the group responded to the Parkland, Fla.,…

The New York-led lawsuit joins similar legal action against the Census Bureau and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross by California, the city of San Jose, Calif., and individuals from Maryland and Arizona.

California's governor on Monday has ordered to shut down indoor restaurants, bars and many other businesses, after reopening in late May has led to a surge in coronavirus cases.

The court said lawmakers violated constitutional procedures when they rushed the measure onto the ballot. The decision is a major setback for Democrats.

Illinois will likely take in $2.7 billion less this fiscal year, which ends in June, and another $4.6 billion less next fiscal year – all fallout from...

Last year, many Bloomington-Normal residents saw their electric bills jump 40% in some cases, even after the municipalities teamed together with other Illinois governments. And there are signs the summer could produce some volatile electric rates again.

Trustees will vote Tuesday to set a hearing for Dec. 17 on a proposed $37.6 million tax levy, a figure based on an estimated 10.49% increase in property values across the community college's district.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Art Cullen discusses the battle to keep print news alive in small-town America. Cullen runs Iowa's Storm Lake Times, along with his brother, the paper's publisher.