After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated at noon Eastern Standard Time Monday. There is no high-level player in this blue state who has any particular entrée to the Trump world,

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s unpopularity has created far more interest in establishing a recall process. Johnson or no Johnson, let’s do it.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue is being greeted with a stern warning from one powerful voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the Illinois House Emanuel “Chris” Welch warns that money is

A day after lawmakers dropped a plan to regulate hemp sales, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling the mayor’s relationships in Springfield into question.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year could be an uphill battle.

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in and legislators now face several tough issues including how to plug a projected $3.2 billion budget hole.

The Springfield City Council will look to settle a 2022 court case involving a city man injured by a Springfield Police Department officer.