U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order directing the closure of U.S. government agencies and executive ...

The popular program returns as part of an initiative from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) to expand access to affordable ...

State officials face challenges from shrinking revenue and major changes from Washington in shared programs such as education ...

WAIT AND SEE — Maura Healey rode her record of resisting Donald Trump as the state’s attorney general straight to the ...

The Key Bridge collapsed, Joe Biden became a one-term president and Donald Trump became a two-termer. Violent crime was down, ...

At a time of dire threat, activists reignite a movement to provide healing through "radical hope" and vow to organize and ...

"Those of us of a certain age recall the EPA was the agency vilified in ‘Ghostbusters,'" said James Jennings, the new Illinois EPA director. "We need to do a better job being transparent and helping ...

As the progressive Chicago Democrat nears a decision on whether to seek a third term as Illinois’ chief executive, he’s ...

With 2024 in the books and 2025 already here, gulp, our city and state find themselves in precarious places. The city of ...

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In an executive order, President Joe Biden said federal employees will have Jan. 9, 2025, off in remembrance of former ...

President Joe Biden will prohibit future oil and gas leasing across large swaths of the Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of ...