PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

The counties, which are largely in central and southern Illinois, have expressed frustration by the “dominance” of Chicago in Cook County ... lead to whole new maps of the U.S. Indiana ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...

Suscol Intertribal Council has worked to create a place for Napa’s original inhabitants, the Native American population, in ...

Republicans argue the map is an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” which renders it unconstitutional under state law.

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

Last July, Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler outside her Illinois home. Two minutes after entering, Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, who is White, fatally shot ...

Iroquois County’s vote was some 72%, and Calhoun County’s near 76%. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says the Illinois counties would be more than welcome to come on over. On Jan. 14 the ...

In the November election, a total of seven counties in Illinois faced a ballot question on exploring the idea of secession, and all seven voted in favor of the proposal, according to county clerks ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.