Molly Parker

The battle among Democrats to craft a new state budget intensified Tuesday as the Blagojevich administration began forging contingency plans for a government shutdown and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago)...

Firefighters from about 25 departments worked all day Saturday trying to extinguish a blaze at the Formosa Plastics Corp. plant sparked by a chemical explosion that killed four workers. The...

A bill that would give ex-offenders a better chance at landing jobs by keeping low-level felony convictions for drug possession and prostitution hidden from many employers passed the House Criminal...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich warned lawmakers Tuesday of an impending "titanic struggle" over his budget proposal as House Speaker Michael Madigan further questioned the governor's penchant for borrowing. But as Blagojevich...

Chicago will augment its camera surveillance of high-crime areas with a new listening device that can detect the sound of gunfire and lead to quick dispatch of police to the...

Faced with growing resistance from educators and lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich opened the door for compromise Wednesday after suffering a setback on a key part of his initiative to overhaul...

In an effort to stop paroled sex offenders from repeating their crimes by providing more supervision, a House committee Thursday advanced a bill that would allow the state to impose...

U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Blair Hull on Monday traveled the state promoting his fourth trip to Canada to buy low-cost prescription drugs for seniors, but he found himself once again...

U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Blair Hull on Monday traveled the state promoting his fourth trip to Canada to buy low-cost prescription drugs for seniors, but he found himself once again...

Democrats running for theU.S. Senate on Monday said former securities trader Blair Hull should expect full public scrutiny of his messy divorce, and one candidate said he should release sealed...