Former Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich sharply criticized his party on Thursday during an appearance on Fox News, claiming the Democratic Party is "paying the price" for what he described as a pattern of dishonesty.

Both of Illinois' Democratic senators, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, voted against Hegseth's confirmation, calling him unqualified for the role.

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the federal courthouse, with the verdict representing a potential

As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

A federal prosecutor on Friday called former House Speaker Michael Madigan “the man calling the shots,” a supreme politician who for years advanced a criminal enterprise focused on private gain.

The American Alliance for Equal Rights, a nonprofit group led by conservative legal activist Edward Blum, claims the law pushes nonprofits to "discriminate" when selecting their board members.

A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Lari Dierks, a member of Madigan’s defense team,

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Swanson said the appointment was a “total surprise.”

Four state party chairs are backing Minnesota's Ken Martin in his bid to chair the Democratic National Committee (DNC), ABC News has learned. David Hogg, gun control activist, March for our Lives ...

Dovile Cather is now deputy executive director of the Illinois Democratic Party. She was the coordinated campaign director for the party and before that was campaign manager for Congressman Bill ...

Monday marked a rare occasion as the presidential inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, eliciting a range of emotions from both parties.