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House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington

The Department of Justice wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence, a senior official said Tuesday

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination

The fear of accidentally creating unsafe seats is one reason Texas Republicans drew their lines cautiously in 2021

It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, can’t stop talking about him

President Donald Trump wants Washington’s football franchise and Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to their former names

A Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much, if anything, to satisfy the public’s appetite for new revelations

It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices

A diverse group — faith leaders, college students, grandmothers, retired lawyers and professors — has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk

The Trump administration imposed new restrictions Saturday on flights from Mexico and threatened to end a longstanding partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico

Heavy rains that passed through DeKalb Saturday morning didn’t stop some protestors from demonstrating outside Hopkins Park as part of a series of protests organized to show opposition to President Donald Trump.

The rally in downtown Joliet on Thursday drew more than 100 people, an older crowd that joined a nationally organized 'Good Trouble Lives On’ movement.

Even if those records become public, it’s far from certain they will appease critics enraged over the administration’s unfulfilled promises of full transparency about evidence against the wealthy financier

Protests were held in communities across northern Illinois on Thursday – with some more to come Saturday – as part of “Good Trouble Lives On,” a national day of peaceful protest.

The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states

Shorewood seniors organized a protest against the Trump administration's policies on immigration, Medicaid cuts, and other issues as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" movement Thursday.

Will County schools could face complications funding some of their programs in the coming months following a grant funding freeze by the Trump Administration. The State of Illinois has joined a lawsuit demanding the release of the grant money.

House Republicans were grasping late Thursday to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case

If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike anyone before in history

Most — about 6 in 10 — think it will do more to hurt than help low-income people

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood wants answers about alleged federal immigration enforcement activity in Joliet that she says flagrantly violated law enforcement standards and recklessly put people at risk.

Hundreds of people lined Kimball Street in Elgin on Thursday afternoon, carrying signs and chanting as part of the nationwide series of “Good Trouble Lives On” protests.

Hundreds of people met up in Elgin Thursday afternoon, carrying signs and chanting as part of the nationwide series of “Good Trouble Lives On” protests.

More than 1,000 people lined up along Route 14 in Crystal Lake Thursday evening in another protest against recent actions of the administration of President Donald Trump.

A crowd of people lined Illinois Route 47 in Morris Thursday to 'make good trouble,' as the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis often referred to peaceful protesting.

Crystal Lake was one of several communities across northern Illinois that hosted a “Good Trouble Lives On” rally as part of what was described as a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis’ death. Hundreds turned out in McHenry County.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said tests showed “no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease,” but that Trump has “chronic venous insufficiency,” a fairly common condition in older adults

Roughly half of U.S. adults report that Trump’s policies have “done more to hurt” them since his second term began six months ago

The legislation, which now moves to the House, would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for the targeted spending, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to U.S. food aid programs abroad

Hundreds of people in Sterling took part in the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest Thursday, July 17, 2025. The day was marked as a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of the death of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil‑rights icon.

President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters, accusing them of being duped by Democrats, as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation

Shorewood seniors are once again taking part in nationwide protests against the policies of the Trump Administration on Thursday, July 17, this time in honor of the late congressman John Lewis.

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

As his supporters erupt over the Justice Department’s failure to release much-hyped records in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation, President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the issue

Illinois has increasingly subsidized the solar industry in recent years, most notably through the 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA

Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core inflation increased 2.9% in June from a year earlier, up from 2.8% in May

On July 10, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Trump administration will restrict immigrants from enrolling in in the federally funded Head Start preschool program if they are in the United States illegally.

A broken promise to release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case has sparked outrage among some of President Donald Trump’s loyal supporters

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American weapons to reach Ukraine

This week, communities across northern Illinois will take part in “Good Trouble Lives On,” a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon Rep. John Lewis’s death

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald Trump

Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending

The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout from this week’s decision to withhold records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation

Debate over President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package is over on Capitol Hill. Now the argument goes national

Democratic candidates want Illinoisans to ‘understand the ripple effects’ of cuts

Just months after President Donald Trump returned to office vowing mass deportations, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing” for the country has jumped substantially — including among Republicans, according to new Gallup polling

As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief

President Donald Trump has sent letters this week outlining higher tariffs countries will face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50% over the South American country’s criminal trial against his predecessor