One state had the lion's share of tornadoes between 2020 and 2024-but a different state sustained the most monetary damage.

Check here for the latest Illinois election results as they come in, including the presidential race, along with the Cook ...

On Nov. 5, 2024, voters chose not just their next president and vice president, but representatives in Congress, a new Cook County state's Attorney, and the very first elected Chicago school board.

Illinois counties, including Madison, Calhoun and Clinton, voted to leave the state because some voters said state laws favor ...

Indiana has looked at adding 33 counties from Illinois that signaled they want to leave the state - which could lead to whole new maps of the U.S.. Indiana House Republicans have listed embracing ...

Two Democrats are facing off in the primary election for Cook County’s top prosecutor: Eileen O’Neill Burke, a moderate and retired appellate judge, and Clayton Harris III, a progressive who ...

Residents in one southern Illinois county are slated to vote on a non-binding referendum in November that would explore separating Illinois from Cook County and gaining admission as a separate state.

Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees. Tipped ...

Thirty-three counties are exploring the possibility of forming a separate state, distancing themselves from Cook County. The Illinois Separation Movement is efforting to get more counties and ...

Illinois counties are seeking to secede from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state, and Indiana has introduced a bill to create a boundary adjustment commission to consider the possibility of… ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A whole week after the Illinois primary, the Democratic nominee for Cook County State's Attorney remained up in the air Tuesday. Eileen O'Neill Burke's lead over Clayton Harris ...