Dick Durbin

A statement by influential Chicago advocacy groups against Sen. Dick Durbin’s vote, coupled with a climate group protest targeting him, are uncommon public rebukes of the 80-year-old lawmaker deciding whether to run for another term.

Martin's time in Missouri politics included unsuccessfully running twice for statewide and congressional office.

The biggest political guessing game in Illinois is whether Durbin will seek a sixth term in 2026.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who had been on shortlists as a potential replacement for President Joe Biden, said he had spoken to Harris and told her the president’s decision “came as a genuine surprise.”

According to NPR, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that shots were fired at Trump during the rally and there was no update on the former president’s condition.

The aid package now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to approve it.

The Army Corps shelved 14 flood control measures authorized in 1965 for the area because of “low cost-benefit ratios.” The federal lawmakers noted that decades later the communities experience frequent flooding.

Replacing the sewer line is an essential step in fixing Cahokia Heights' faulty system that's left residents with backed-up toilets, flooded basements and standing water in their yards.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the state a ‘beacon for national success’ when it comes to the 2024 elections.

Congress approved $33 million to restore Quincy Bay, an 8-square-mile backwater of the Mississippi River.