Hugh Dellios

The new Illinois legislative redistricting plan cleared another legal test Wednesday when a three-judge federal panel ruled that the revised map does protect minority voting rights. The decision ends any...

The financial stakes continue rising in the race for the U.S. Senate seat. Chicago lawyer Albert Hofeld spent another $475,000 of his own money this week in his campaign against...

Sen. Alan Dixon and his two Democratic primary opponents courted young Jewish professional voters Monday evening as they took look-alike positions on issues of U.S. relations with Israel. Appearing one...

State Rep. Ralph Capparelli (D-Chicago) and one of his opponents in the March 17 primary, Lawrence Miller, agree on at least two things: Taxes are the main issue, and each...

A truck rolled up Monday to the Northwest Side legislative office of Rep. Alfred Ronan, and aides loaded his belongings onto it for a move to a different part of...

The Illinois Supreme Court delivered an ultimatum Friday to the state`s political leaders: Draw acceptable legislative districts before Jan. 6 or face the threat of an at-large election for the...

Illinois hospital officials are fighting a last-minute deal between federal and state officials on Medicaid funding for the poor, but Gov. Jim Edgar said Friday the agreement may yield the...

For Tamy and Todd Jacobs, and thousands of other infertile couples, Monday ''was the equivalent of a positive pregnancy test.'' The law the Jacobses had just watched Gov. Jim Edgar...

Just because legislators are sitting idle these days doesn`t mean things aren`t spinning wildly around the Capitol Rotunda. The spin doctors, spokesmen and spokeswomen hired by Republicans and Democrats to...

Not to be outdone by Chicago`s City Council members, Illinois legislators have announced that they`re loyal fans of Shoeless Joe Jackson, too. A resolution was unanimously passed by both chambers...