Illinois Government News

Marilyn Reisner looked on with a smile as her fifth-grade students learned about the way life used to be, making candles and splitting wood at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in eastern Illinois.

Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in ...

's Sane Predecessor) has nothing to lose so he's being honest here : LaHood supports the McCain ticket, but doesn't like what he sees at some of the McCain- Palin rallies: When Barack Obama's name has been ...

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is calling the gridlock among his fellow Democrats in Springfield embarrassing and fears it could lead to loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds.

Sen. Barack Obama has become the first presidential candidate in 16 years to buy a half-hour of prime time network television for a campaign infomercial.

If you're running for the Illinois Legislature, it's not a good time to be Republican.

The 6th District congressional candidates met at the Chester County Library on Sunday to participate in a forum sponsored by the Chester County League of Women Voters.

Weeks of U.S. economic upheaval have some Democratic strategists saying they're seeing a potential landslide in the making for Sen.

Getting people to pay the taxes they owe could be one significant way of coping with dizzying increases in the federal deficit and the potential $700 billion pricetag for the just-enacted financial rescue plan, ...

Oct 9, 2008 9:30 am US/Central CHICAGO Officials at Chicago's Adler Planetarium are reacting angrily to comments from Sen.

Oct 9 - At the end of the second presidential debate, the candidates and their wives took time to greet audience members.

Gov. Jon S. Corzine plans to address a joint session of the Legislature about the national economic crisis and how New Jersey can cope during these tough financial times.

Esquire magazine is backing Democrat Barack Obama for president - its first endorsement in its 75-year history.

Governor Rod Blagojevich is tossing a budgetary hot potato to a potential rival.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has sent letters to vendors in state parks detailing what will happen if the parks close as planned.

WASHINGTON a ' An analysis of recent polls in 14 battleground states shows female voters supporting the Democratic ticket more strongly than men, despite disaffection among some supporters of former Democratic ...

Washington, DC a ' Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents detailing earmarks submitted by Barack Obama ...

Trail Times The Hawk n' Dove is alive tonight with young locals whose eyes are glued to the television sets.

McCain-Palin ad distorts Obama's remark on Afghanistan and support for troop-funding bills.