Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on ...

It was a smooth opening day for the Connecticut General Assembly — in stark contrast to a bitterly divided U.S. Congress.

Happy new year! In my first Friday newsletter of 2025, I discuss President Joe Biden’s effort to commemorate Jan. 6, 2021, ...

Precious Brady Davis saw her election to the Chicago-area water board as an important step in showing voters that policy ...

Wheeling Township voters will have a chance to weigh in on Illinois state lawmakers imposing unfunded mandates. After the ...

An immigrant rights advocate told Sen. Steve McClure that one of his clients received a voter registration form from the ...

When Democrats lost the White House in November, and watched the Senate flip and the House remain in Republican control, they ...

Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...

Trump has promised sweeping pardons for the convicted insurrectionists he has repeatedly referred to as patriots.

After years of cuts, the agency’s budget has doubled since 2020. But its new director will face challenges due to policy ...

Illinois House Republicans have filed a bill and constitutional amendment resolution to give Illinois citizens the power to remove government officials.

A non-binding, advisory referendum question is set to ask voters if Sugar Grove should reverse its approval of the Crown ...