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Gov. Mike Parson is leaving office in January after more than six and a half years in the job.

The biggest political guessing game in Illinois is whether Durbin will seek a sixth term in 2026.

The first-time candidate filed a petition to run for city clerk in O'Fallon, Illinois, that was successfully challenged by the incumbent for improper filing. The candidate will now campaign for the seat as a write-in instead.

Trump's pick to head the FBI has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in the first Trump administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

Missouri voters passed Proposition A with 57% approval. Unless the state Supreme Court grants a legal challenge, the first minimum wage increase kicks in Jan. 1.

Budzinski, a Springfield Democrat who was elected to the 13th Congressional District seat in 2022, was called to testify about a scheme in which Madigan allegedly agreed to help then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis secure a paid seat on a government board in 2018 and 2019.

One of Illinois’ most powerful politicians is on trial. Get caught up on the critical points.

The Department of Energy is focusing on aerogels to reduce the severity of lithium battery fires. A lab that creates the substance shares the technology behind it all.

The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other's problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.

Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Russ Carnahan lamented his party’s lackluster 2024 election results on the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

Six newspapers in Illinois shuttered in the 12 months ending September 2024, making it No. 6 in the country for number of closures.

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since the early 1900s.