Demolition of the White House East Wing began Monday as President Donald Trump adds a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ...

The federal government has been without a budget since Oct.1, making virtually no progress in negotiations over health care ...

Nearly 300 public radio stations and more than 100 public television stations in the U.S. are producing local reporting, ...

Attorneys for the state of Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request by the Trump administration to ...

U.S. District Judge Sarah Ellis said Thursday she was “not happy” that immigration agents appear to have violated her order ...

Chicago is suing the Trump administration over “unlawful conditions” placed on federal grants that would force the city to ...

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus — representing 275 local governments in the Chicago metro area — has kicked off a joint recycling education campaign across six counties.

Federal officials are on the hot seat over their use of tear gas and other tactics during immigration raids in the Chicago area. And alderpeople weigh in on the mayor's budget proposal that calls for ...

Budget negotiations between members of the Chicago City Council have accelerated following Mayor Brandon Johnson’s initial proposal, which he unveiled last week.