In the latest episode of Border Report Live, we break down Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s reasons for the trade tiff ...

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government ...

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday expressed skepticism about some of the revenue streams House Democrats pitched in a transit ...

The town of Aurora, Illinois, has issued a moratorium on data center development, as momentum builds for other nearby ...

It's been 125 years since the Chicago River was famously reversed by creating the 28-mile Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

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More than 420 anti-science bills attacking public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been ...

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the Texas Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House in Austin. Re: “State lawmakers ...

TSA officers and air traffic controllers are deemed essential to public safety and are required to continue working, without pay, for as long as the shutdown lasts. The government shutdown in ...

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin will pay a $30,000 fine to settle two ethics cases stemming from findings that she misused taxpayer resources for personal and political purposes and ...

A former Chicago police officer must pay $4,515 and serve 18 months on probation after he admitted to dodging parking tickets and moving violations by giving false statements or providing fraudulent ...