Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington ...

Transit agencies in northern Illinois are facing a $771 million annual combined budget gap — and lawmakers did not pass funding reform legislation by a May 31 deadline.

Democrats and Republicans alike said they are horrified by the shootings early Saturday of two Minnesota lawmakers and their ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was sentenced Friday to 7.5 years in prison following his conviction in a federal corruption ...

Nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his quiet but hard-nosed style, Madigan was convicted in February on 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a legislative package on Saturday, approved by Missouri lawmakers earlier in the week, that includes ...

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday by an ...

Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13NEED TO KNOWMichael ...

The governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee, which has been ...

"No Kings" protests scheduled throughout the state of Minnesota were canceled Saturday following the targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, leaving a former state house ...

CHAMPLIN, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa ...

The Minnesota State Patrol is advising the public to avoid scheduled demonstrations across the state Saturday after the targeted shooting of two state lawmakers, leaving one legislator and her husband ...