Christi Parsons

After a series of school shootings nationwide, Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth called Tuesday for "sensible" gun laws while accusing her Republican opponent, state Sen. Peter Roskam, of being a...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White said Monday his decision to promote his daughter to a $112,000-a-year job and employ other relatives should not be compared to the corruption scandal...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich expressed enthusiasm Tuesday for a Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics and said the state would contribute money if called upon. "We're in the mix," Blagojevich said....

A four-time convicted rapist armed with a prison-made knife held a female therapist hostage for 25 hours at the Dixon Correctional Center before prison officials took him into custody Friday...

Illinois is nearly $1.5 billion behind on payments to doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and other medical providers, causing experts to wonder how the state can launch a major new insurance program...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich suffered another setback Tuesday in his attempt to limit junk food in Illinois public schools when a legislative review panel rejected his proposal to change state rules...

As state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis celebrated her 88th birthday on the Illinois Senate floor Wednesday, Democratic leaders unveiled an unexpected gift: a plan to rename Illinois Beach State Park near...

Democratic precinct captain Mike Bawiec was walking door to door in the Northwest Side's 45th Ward on Saturday, carrying sample ballots of preferred candidates, when he arrived at the home...

A Nation of Islam official who is on a state anti-discrimination panel said Tuesday it is "ridiculous" to criticize her for recent remarks by nation leader Louis Farrakhan that "were...

Illinois now must get down to fine-tuning an electricity auction to be held this fall, a landmark event that will propel the state's consumers into a world of fluctuating, and...