G.H. Merritt explains that under the U.S. Constitution, you need approval from both the state legislature and Congress for ...

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

The Trump Administration filed a lawsuit Thursday against Chicago, Cook County and Illinois over its sanctuary policies that prohibit local law enforcement from coordinating with federal immigration ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. cities and counties on Friday filed a lawsuit ... after the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Illinois and city of Chicago, alleging the Democratic ...

and King County, Washington. The lawsuit came a day after the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Illinois and city of Chicago, alleging the Democratic strongholds were unlawfully ...

President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and local officials ... Chicago, and Cook County law reflect their intentional effort to obstruct the Federal ...