Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

The U.S. DOJ has launched an investigation into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities, focusing on state-run ...

State Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins 11 other counterparts in saying efforts to change the passport application process ...

Director Jim Bennett and the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) issued a letter to remind public ...

Although I agree that gerrymandering is an insult to the citizens of Illinois whose votes are being diluted, why does the Tribune Editorial Board single out our state when gerrymandering in other ...

WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a letter to ...

A letter from Bishop David Malloy urges Catholics to oppose efforts that would make assisted suicide legal in the state of ...

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

The Illinois Department of Human Rights sent a letter reminding local governments that they do not have the authority to restrict homeless people from having camping in public spaces, as this ...

Alex Wong/Getty Share Illinois is at risk of losing critical ... these individuals and families but also every community in the state. Recent budget and staff reduction proposals from the Trump ...