Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle after a small section failed after a week of heavy rains.

A once dying mall in Southern Illinois is getting a mighty makeover, thanks to $112M bond deal — created by the state and ...

The Hoosier State’s Senate showed rare backbone in resisting the Trump White House’s demand for a mid-cycle gerrymander. But the Roberts court gets the final say.

The Old Farmer's Almanac released its 2025 Christmas forecast on Dec. 2. The forecast says western Illinois will likely see ...

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Mid-decade redistricting, a coming Supreme Court ruling, and the 2030 Census could together cost Democrats dozens of House seats.

The two most intense state legislative pressure campaigns I’ve witnessed both ended in failure. Back in 2017, Gov. Bruce Rauner tried everything he could think of to stop legislative Republicans from ...

The two most intense state legislative pressure campaigns I’ve witnessed both ended in failure. Back in 2017, Gov. Bruce ...

Rodric Bray faced Donald Trump’s fury after blocking the map overhaul, as the president blasted him as a ‘loser’ and urged ...

The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, the Loyola University Chicago newspaper, hums like an old refrigerator. A coffee pot ...

Displaying significantly more backbone than usual, Indiana Republicans told Trump they wouldn't illegally gerrymander their ...

The new executive will lead the state’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy as the Department of Innovation ...