A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that ...

Michael Mollo Jr., of Oak Lawn, and Emil Kozeluh, of Palos Heights, are accused of clashing with police and storming the ...

Two Chicago-area men, one a retired professional boxer and another a convicted burglar, have been hit with federal charges alleging they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and ...

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The state has 19 electoral votes. ABC News is projecting that Vice President Kamala Harris will win Illinois' 19 electoral votes. In addition to the presidential race, Illinois voters cast ballots ...

All told, the state is now looking at a $262 million current-year surplus, according to the report, but $246 million of that would be reserved in the Budget Stabilization, or “rainy day” fund. Capitol ...

Instead, they are voting for a slate of electors that will represent that candidate if they prevail in a given state. In Illinois for example, voters will determine whether to elect a slate of ...

Together, the state Democratic Party and the Illinois House Democrats’ campaign arm reported $5.56 million in their campaign coffers through September after spending $7.67 million in the past ...

How did Illinois vote in the race for U.S. president? Polls will close across the state at 7 p.m. CST, and vote totals are expected to begin reporting within the first half-hour. To track results ...

Election Day is Tuesday, and the California Highway Patrol is standing by in case this year sees a recurrence of the violent political protests of 2020. Days after Joe Biden won the U.S ...

What's the worst that can happen? And then you organize and plan on how you will mitigate that. I expect our state and local law authorities are going to be thoroughly involved in this, as well as our ...

Citizens can check vote.gov to find state-specific election information, including when polls close. Find out more about voting in Illinois by visiting our Capitol News Illinois Election Guide here.