Kankakee County Democrats are keeping mum after Gov. J.B. Pritzker condemned a social media post comparing the red MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat worn by many supporters of President Donald Trump to a pointed Ku Klux Klan hat.

Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) Executive Director Kirk Smith thinks the state government is at risk of doing more harm than good by pushing a plan to add lessons about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to public school curricula.

Jason Gonzales insists that his legal stand against Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is about much more than losing a 2016 Democratic primary at the hands of the Illinois House Speaker's powerful political machine.

Illinois state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) fears that this year’s DuQuoin State Fair may come to be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

The pension buyout plan that was supposed to save Illinois $445 million in fiscal 2019 did not come close to achieving its goal, a nonpartisan policy-analysis group recently announced.

How do we get students—especially low-income and first-generation students—to and through postsecondary education? While removing academic and financial barriers is important, it is not sufficient to improve equity.

A growing number of Republican supporters are crying foul over a recent post made to social media by Kankakee County Democrats comparing conservative voters to members of the Ku Klux Klan.

For former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), her recent decision to run in 2020 against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District comes down to her love for America.

Parker named Illinois High School Association’s Boys Basketball Official of the year

The positions of three Democratic members of Congress on climate change – including a proposal that the U.S. government sell climate bonds – are premised on faulty science, one climate expert says.

Sarah Alter was nominated in the Senate to be member of the Lottery Control Board on Thursday, June 13, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

Cynthia Santos was nominated in the Senate to be member of the Illinois Pollution Control Board on Thursday, June 13, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

U.S. residents enrolled at Illinois face among the lowest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

This is a game changer for the fire service in Illinois!

Northern Illinois University, McKendree University and Northwestern University top the list of highest grossing college wrestling programs in Illinois in 2016

Winnetka was ranked the richest town in Illinois in a 24/7 Wall St. analysis examining small, affluent communities where most households exceed the nation’s median annual household income.

Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.3 Percent

Illinois finished 12th in a Tax Foundation ranking of states that rely the most on property taxes as a share of state and local taxes.

As part of its recently filed lawsuit challenging the legality of the state licensure law enacted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is also seeking a temporary restraining order that prohibits enforcement of Senate Bill 337, also know as the Gun Dealer Licensing Act.

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R. Wheaton), who narrowly lost her bid to unseat then Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary just over a year ago, is back in the political spotlight after announcing her run in the 6th Congressional District.