U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is voicing full-throated support for the massive Republican tax and spending bill, despite past ...

The administration has delayed signing an agreement to resolve negotiations over a federal complaint filed with the U.S.

Thirty-four cities and counties, including Chicago and Los Angeles, have asked to join a California lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from cutting federal funding based on sanctuary ...

Nine rural hospitals in Illinois are defined as "at-risk", according to a reputable center for health services research. Here's the list.

A second federal district judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate AmeriCorps workers who were ...

There’s plenty not to like about President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” not least of which is that it would enlarge the national debt. But at least one part of the budget bill stands to help t ...

Facing a tight budget year with constrained spending and limited natural revenue growth, the $55.1 billion fiscal year 2026 ...

Lawmakers vote to decrease funding for housing programs by more than $14M The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising ...

State Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, supported a lot of aspects of this years state budget but shared he ultimately voted ...

Community group leaders say they will be left to “pick up the pieces” as President Donald Trump’s bill, which he signed into ...