Mike Riopell

As Democrats bolstered their numbers in Springfield on Wednesday ahead of Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s inauguration next week, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan tried to urge cooperation while vilifying Republican Gov....

The new class of Illinois lawmakers will be sworn into office Wednesday, giving Democrats big majorities in both the House and Senate that could help Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker enact his...

Days before he leaves office, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday again renewed his calls for lawmakers to approve his agenda, minutes after his chief political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan,...

It’s still a week before Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker takes over for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, but lawmakers started giving him a little help Monday, advancing legislation that would allow...

State Rep. Lou Lang, a longtime Skokie Democrat and former top deputy to House Speaker Michael Madigan, announced his resignation from the Illinois House on Monday, two days before he...

The paychecks that Transportation Security Administration workers at O’Hare International and Midway airports get Monday will be their last until the federal partial government shutdown ends, a union spokesman said....

Outgoing Democratic state Rep. Dan Burke resigned from the Illinois House more than a week before the end of his term, ending his 28-year run in Springfield early after his...