Though Joens explored many professions over the course of his career, his love for Illinois history has been at the heart of ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

Authorities learned that he had come to the church as a representative of the relic of St Jude tour, Joliet police said ...

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then ...

A bit of Jimmy Carter’s legacy spilled into my world last week. It came in the wake of the former president’s funeral and ...

Missouri has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The office of secretary of state is an elected position with ...

What does this role do: The secretary of state is fourth in line of succession to the president and the top Cabinet position. The secretary oversees U.S. foreign policy. Secretary of State nominee ...

A bill in the Capitol would raise the age requirment for taking a behind-the-wheel test from 79 to 87. Federal student loans, Pell Grants not tied up in funding pause, but will be reviewed The 14 ...

Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny from senators during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense ... Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, fired back at Hegseth's response.

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ... and Larry Walsh Jr. (86th District – Joliet). Accompanying legislation will also be drafted in the Illinois Senate. Under the proposed ...

The Biden administration announced today that it will be removing Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list. The action comes a day before Senator Marco Rubio's scheduled nomination hearing for ...