That was the 17th most among all U.S. states. According to a February 2025 news release from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, there are around 81,300 federal employees in Illinois. According to a Congressional ...

Miracle Boyd’s front teeth were knocked out during a clash at the Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park after the 2020 ...

Several veterans have lost their jobs as a result of President Donald Trump's push to downsize the federal government and there are questions about how it could impact VA services.

With a pair of House members from both parties considering trying to take her job, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) will have to play defense from the right and the center — if not quite the center-left.

Rod Lamkey/AP Share A heavily rehearsed Mayor Brandon Johnson survived Wednesday’s congressional interrogation ... known as the Illinois TRUST Act, do “not permit our local law enforcement ...

Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, a U.S. Army veteran ... who represents Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District. Meanwhile, Jonathan Kamens, who previously led cybersecurity efforts for VA.gov ...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., characterized the relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk as "on the rocks" Friday in ...

Trump provided a one-month delay in February as both countries promised concessions. But Trump said that there was “no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to avoid the steep new tariffs.

Durbin also called on all farmers and major farm groups in Illinois to "stand with the Ag ... Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from the 17th District, on Friday. She said the Trump administration's ...