Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial opened on Monday with a vacant chair reserved for the governor, who boycotted the pr...

An Illinois prosecutor says Senator Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for statements he made before an Illinois ...

The long and bitter debate over healthcare reform faces a crucial test in the Senate Saturday night when the the $849 billion...

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Illinois Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Government Affairs Todd Maisch interviews Senate Republican Leader Christine R...

Senate President Cullerton discusses everything from the budget, the capital proposal and even former Governor Blagojevich's ...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich was hundreds of miles away, but his voice boomed through the Illinois Senate Tuesday as impeachment pros...

Dozens of black leaders and ministers organized by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush gave Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris a rousin...

Jan. 29: Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet remarks on the drama of the ousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (Hardball)

PART 1 Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for t...