Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health ...

Four Illinois sheriff's offices transferred illegal immigrants into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ...

Four Illinois sheriff’s offices defied the state’s sanctuary laws and transferred individuals into Department of Homeland ...

If taxpayers are going to invest billions in public education, they deserve more than better optics. They deserve genuine ...

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 15.4 points and Dan Lipinski (D) won by 100. In 2016, Clinton won this district by 68.3 ...

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J.B. Pritzker, the billionaire Hyatt Hotel heir, has put in about $162 million of his own money to take on the incumbent, Bruce Rauner, a Republican multimillionaire. By Sarah Maslin Nir Using ...

When it comes to maintaining strong school assessments and accountability policies, I'm a bit of a broken record. But that’s because we can’t afford to take our foot off the gas—even though lawmakers ...

To many Statehouse types, some of last week’s news out of Washington, DC felt eerily familiar. Last Monday night, the White House announced a sweeping new policy that would’ve at least temporarily ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new bill in the Illinois Senate would require state law enforcement agencies to cooperate with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) and repeal the state’s TRUST ...

Florida’s dedication to high standards and strong accountability has transformed the state into a national leader in education. Over the past two decades, Florida has proven that when we set high ...

CHICAGO — In the weeks following now-Gov. JB Pritzker’s November 2018 victory over one-term Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan busied himself preparing for a ...