U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is concerned about the long-term impacts of federal cuts to agencies and funding coming out of the ...

Illinois leaders took shots at the Trump administration after it announced the firings of over 1,3000 employees at the Department of Education.

WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a letter to ...

Dick Durbin Decries Trump Administration’s ‘Disregard For Judicial Review’ During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen.

We Ought To Be Forewarned As Much As Is At Stake’: Dick Durbin Warns Trump Will Cut Social Security At today's Senate ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

Most credit card issuers have less than $100 billion in assets, so they won’t be directly affected by the passage of the Credit Card Competition Act. But they may incur additional expenses if they’re ...

Readers respond to local issues such as the Nationals’ agreement ending with MASN, a rejected Virginia state park and more.

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine joined two New Jersey Senators to introduce legislation that would reinstate veterans who were ...

Yes, that Rahm. And, yes, for that office — the presidency.

Politics / All members of Congress swore oaths to defend the right to speak freely and assemble to petition for the redress of grievances. Why did so few of them sign this important letter? John ...

A former Illinois state Senator just became the first Republican to file to succeed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. Jim Oberweis, ...