The First Amendment forbids widespread loyalty purges.

President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after ...

Sports bettors tend to be younger and male. In a recent poll of registered voters, Fairleigh Dickinson University found that a quarter of men under 30 bet on sports online. Problem gamblers make up 10 ...

Donald Trump's broad assertions of power appear to be advancing an aggressive version of a legal doctrine called the "unitary ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map as ...

Illinois judicial campaigns have become very expensive, with interest groups and wealthy donors throwing around lots of cash to get their favorite judge on the bench.

Firefighters and police officers quickly responded when DuPage County resident Robert Hagestedt made a 2017 emergency call for assistance.

Both campaigns for Wisconsin Supreme Court have been fueled by cash provided by billionaire ... of Wisconsin after donations to the party from billionaire George Soros and Illinois Gov. J.B.Pritzker.

The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million ...

In the early morning hours of July 6, Massey called 911 to report a prowler outside her home, setting in motion events that ...

The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement on Tuesday, seven months after a deputy shot the unarmed woman in her home ...