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

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's administration and Elon Musk.

The Illinois Capitol in Springfield. Illinois is facing a $3.2 billion deficit in fiscal year 2026 and a possible cut of Medicaid expansion. Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Gov. JB Pritzker has ...

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Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former member of the Illinois National Guard has pleaded guilty to attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Bierbrodt was accused of assaulting Capitol police.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The sudden closure in the Central African Republic of the orthopedic trauma surgery unit at the capital ‘s main hospital ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.