Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announces 2026 Senate bid, pledges to fight Trump policies and focus on kitchen table issues.

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to choose a successor to Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, they will be looking above all for a holy man who can guide the Catholic Church. Beyond that, they will weigh his administrative and pastoral experience and consider what the church needs today.

Investigation: Illinois fails its most vulnerable kids, doesn't produce legally required public reports on over 1,200 child deaths and 3,000 injuries.

WASHINGTON — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including handwritten notes by the gunman, who said the Democratic presidential candidate “must be disposed of” and acknowled...

Columnist Jim Slusher: Some lingering thoughts as Election Day approaches.

A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for decades has supplied news about the United States to nations around the world — incl...

A. Suresh Reddy is one of four candidates running for three seats on the Oak Brook village board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Carrie Devitt is one of five candidates running for four seats on the Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Laurie Donahue is one of five candidates running for four seats on the Indian Prairie Unit District 204 board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Sandra Ficke-Bradford is one of six candidates running for four seats on the Barrington Unit District 220 board in the April 1 consolidated election.