Democrats in D.C. are trying to convince lawmakers in Illinois to redraw congressional maps. Illinois House Republicans said they oppose that move. Senate Democrats block government funding bill for ...

Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation urged the state Legislature on Tuesday to consider implementing a new House map as both parties ramp up efforts to redraw congressional lines ahead of the ...

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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries traveled to Illinois Monday to urge lawmakers and African-American Congress members to support redrawing of the state's Congressional maps mid-decade.

The transit bill passed early Friday (Oct. 31) by Illinois legislators doesn’t just address the financial needs and governing structure of transit operations in the Chicago area. Tucked into the ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A new commission to explore taking rural counties from Illinois and bringing them to Indiana is set to have its first meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Indiana-Illinois Boundary ...

Two regions — Peoria and the Quad Cities — could be the largest downstate communities to benefit from the bill. It allows the Illinois Department of Transportation to use up to $476.7 million from a ...

Hundreds of New York City high school students gathered at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan for a lesson led by filmmaker ...

The Marine Mammal Center has rescued a sea otter pup in Morro Bay, California, after it was separated from its mother. The center received a call about distressed cries from ...