His Black Excellence in Bleu has raised more than $1 million since it was formed last year, some of that from groups with a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, at a recent event in the Loop for his charity Black Excellence in Bleu. Black Excellence in Bleu ...

Behind the scenes with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as he touted his Springfield agenda as both “modest” and beneficial to the whole state of Illinois during a short Wednesday stop at the ...

Faced with ongoing reluctance from lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson has fine-tuned his message.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has taken campaign money from individuals and interest groups that could benefit from his decision-making in Springfield — including ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is likely to face some resistance from elected officials when he leads a delegation to ...

Democratic Illinois lawmakers are considering measures they say would protect the state against federal action under the ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is likely to face some resistance from elected officials when he leads a delegation to Springfield on Tuesday. Chicago faces a more than $1 billion budget deficit and the ...

Since 2019, 11 now-former lawmakers have been convicted of crimes, but strengthening Illinois’ ethical safeguards is not at ...

The plan calls for adding roughly $1.7 billion in new university funding over the next 10 to 15 years, but distributing that ...

With five weeks to go in the spring legislative session, Johnson hopes to revive a tax on prepaid cellphones and calling ...

In the hours following Pope Francis’ death Monday, leaders from Illinois — including former President Barack Obama and Gov.