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

There's a proposal in Springfield that could eventually lead to a different way to pay for roadwork in Illinois.

The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

Illinois Republican senators have filed bills that would combat the state’s fentanyl crisis and further punish major ...

WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a letter to ...

Calif., and several key Democrats are urging Senate Democrats to risk a government shutdown by opposing a must-pass spending ...

Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth has proposed a bill to require new stability controls on buses and adding seatbelts.

Nine Democrats and one Independent voted to advance a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government through September 30.

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay, or ...