Illinois will require all school districts in the state to offer mental health screenings at least once a year to students in ...

The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. Our small, but mighty ...

Gov. Abbott has taken legal action to remove Houston state Rep. Gene Wu from office, in the wake of House Democrats leaving ...

The House special session is set to meet again Friday to attempt a third quorum. By Brittany Shepherd, Oren Oppenheim, and Jon Haworth August 6, 2025, 3:27 PM The redistricting battle in ...

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try and stop the ...

Texas Democrats in Illinois evacuated after a bomb threat to their hotel. No device found; tensions rise amid redistricting ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as they protest a partisan redistricting effort in their state.

While Gov. J.B. Pritzker jokes on national TV that Illinois’ congressional maps were drawn by kindergartners, a statehouse ...

"Threats of violence will be investigated and those responsible will be held accountable," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said ...

Police in St. Charles were investigating a security threat at a hotel where Texas Democrats were set to hold a news ...

Texas Democrats said they received threats after leaving the state to prevent Texas Republicans from re-drawing the state's congressional districts.