Amid Republican party efforts to gain congressional seats through off-cycle redistricting in Texas, there's an effort to ...

New list comes after a federal judge last month blocked the Trump administration’s challenge of local sanctuary policies.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) joked Tuesday that a “kindergarten class” drew his state’s district map after comedian Stephen Colbert called the map “crazy.” “If you’re considering ...

Stephen Colbert showed Gov. JB Pritzker a map of Illinois on Tuesday that displayed gerrymandered districts during a discussion about the Texas GOP's efforts.

Stephen Colbert showed Gov. JB Pritzker a map of Illinois on Tuesday that displayed gerrymandered districts during a discussion about the Texas GOP's efforts.

“If you are considering doing a little more redrawing in Illinois, you already have some crazy districts in Illinois,” the lame-duck late night host pointed out.

The Cook County, Illinois assessor shared how his office is working to fix inflated home assessments in communities of color.

A Cook County program, designed to relieve patient medical debt, may not be working for everyone. For many struggling to pay their hospital bills, the financial relief may come a little too late.

Illinois State Politics Cook County Dems back Croke for comptroller, no endorsement for Senate race Illinois state Rep. Margaret Croke proposed legislation to ban corporal punishment in private ...

When activist Jean Kaczmarek was elected DuPage County clerk seven years ago, she became the first Democrat elected to countywide office in 84 years and her subsequent work as clerk to make voting ...

New drop box features a surveillance camera to record who drops off ballots, an electronic screen to confirm successful deposits and a scanner to record ballot envelopes.

Issue: Whether the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution provides the sort of explicit textual source of constitutional protection for overdetention such that the Eighth Amendment, not substantive due ...