Juliana Stratton has told fellow Democrats that she plans to run if Sen. Dick Durbin retires and that Gov. JB Pritzker will ...

Former Republican Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate campaign finance law, was ...

A former Illinois state Senator just became the first Republican to file to succeed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. Jim Oberweis, former Chair of Oberweis Dairy, filed on March 5 to run in Florida’s 19th ...

Steven Weinhoeft has worked the U.S. Attorney's office office since February 2008, holding multiple leadership roles ...

Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

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

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Former Illinois Gov ... He first served as a legislative intern with the staff of Illinois Senate President Pro Tempore W. Russell Arrington, who was described on Edgar's website as his "first ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar announced in a statement Monday that he is battling pancreatic cancer. In the statement, Edgar, 78, said the cancer has spread as he and his wife are "facing a new, ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar speaks during a luncheon ... to persuade Edgar to return to the fray to run for the U.S. Senate, another term as governor or other elected posts, he officially ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity.