Local LGBTQ+ organizations face new challenges under Trump’s anti-trans policies, but communities aren’t losing hope.

Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, a lawless president is solidifying his law enforcement powers to create something ...

Illinois Democrats rally at the state fair, blasting Trump and Republicans. The party promotes winning across the US in 2026, ...

President Donald Trump directly controls DC's police and National Guard because of the federal enclave's unique status, ...

Ascherio said the university was able to pull together funding to pay his researchers’ salaries until next June. But he’s ...

Government experts also weigh the costs and payoffs of early redistricting for the state's ruling party — and democracy.

Chicago’s ability to embrace diversity and unity led to the election of its first Black mayor, Harold Washington, powered by ...

Critics call it union-busting. A local labor leader says the president’s action puts public health and environmental ...

President Donald Trump’s suggestion he may send federal troops to Chicago, "which is a disaster," drew a sharp rebuke from Gov. JB Pritzker, who compared it to the Nazi rise in the 1930s.

Trump’s obvious nonconcern about the civil rights abuses likely to follow a group of cops who are told they can “do whatever ...

Heavy buying of Brazilian beans and tepid domestic demand have also led to hefty stocks of soymeal for livestock feed ...

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed ...