CHICAGO — Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House ...

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Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling speaks as family and supporters of Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso gather Monday for a news ...

JB Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois after Bloomington- based State Farm announced a 27.2% rate increase. BRIBERY: Former ...

Boutros joins a growing list of court-appointed U.S. attorneys originally named by President Donald Trump’s attorney general.

A bill that sought for compatibility between Oklahoma’s agricultural industry and solar development died in the Senate after ...

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The Justice Department claimed that Illinois’ leaders had been “minimally enforcing — and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting” ...

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Reducing corruption will improve local economies and cultivate more trust between voters and elected officials.