As Peoria experiences considerable development and economic growth, here’s a look back at the city’s roots and early days. See the historical photos.

Power move: Republicans have little weight in Springfield, but their walkout grated on Democrats who accused them of shirking their jobs to represent constituents.

Republicans have been winning an asymmetric war over district lines for decades. To preserve democracy, their opponents will have to fight back.

UChicago researchers asked residents to draw their neighborhood boundaries in a new map — and Bronzeville appears to have ...

University of Chicago researchers asked Chicagoans to draw their neighborhood boundaries for a new map. Block Club reporters ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the ...

Rachel is a dusty, hardscrabble spot, located in the Joshua tree desert just outside Area 51, that highly guarded Air Force ...

Some Republican lawmakers are trying to make the petition process more difficult in South Dakota, where a ballot initiative process allows residents to adopt new laws ...

The lawsuit faces two hurdles — the law and partisan politics, as viewed through the prism of power. Citing the Illinois Constitution, Republicans argue the state’s 118 House districts are drawn so ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to implement tariffs on key United States trading partners could affect more than $100 billion ...

As President Donald Trump's whims reverberate across the world, one particular Chicago group — globe and mapmakers — rise to ...

Backed by the powerful corn lobby, Marquis Energy’s push to bury carbon emissions underground has sparked a fierce debate in ...