Gov. JB Pritzker has picked former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell as his running mate. Why it matters: If Pritzker is reelected, Mitchell could be in line to take over if Pritzker runs for president ...

John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...

“Instead of cutting funding that would limit learning and prove harmful to Illinois communities, we’re fighting for ...

Good morning, Chicago. The Senate is slogging through a tense overnight session that has dragged into today, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal prosecutors want a former ComEd lobbyist to spend more than four years in prison. They filled a ...

John Bates, Curator and Section Head, Life Sciences, The Field Museum, joins John Williams to talk about the changes made to ...

After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

If he wins a third term, Gov. JB Pritzker will become only the second Illinois governor to serve more than two terms.

Gov. George Ryan wanted lawmakers to suspend the state's gas tax, citing increased prices at the pump. House Speaker Michael ...

Demographic shifts mean that Chicago’s increasingly diverse young workforce is financing the retirements of older generations ...