Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.

The cast of candidates for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat has grown again. Evanston Democrat Nick Pyati on Wednesday announced he’ll seek the seat now held by veteran lawmaker Jan ...

Nick Pyati, a former public school teacher and Microsoft employee, announced his bid to represent Illinois' 9th Congressional ...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss has secured the support of US Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in the crowded Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic primary.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office said the state was expected to receive an estimated $219 million in federal ...

Several Democratic sources said Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has told them she will not run for a fourth term, opening the door for a possible Chicago mayoral bid.

The big punch-line: “I’ll take on the biggest bully of them all. Because underdogs? We fight harder,” the congressman ...

Medical debt is not going to be as predictive because they’re not indicative of financial mismanagement in the same way our other debts might be, noted Julia Fonseca, associate professor of finance at ...

The announcements that Democratic U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jan Schakowsky would not run for reelection to their ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch on Monday gave his endorsement to Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton in her bid for US Senate, highlighting what he said is her compassion and commitment to public ...

A new lawsuit seeking to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional district boundary lines was filed on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the ...