The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to a budget bill that will cut federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years.

Illinois lawmakers are criticizing a sweeping Republican-backed spending bill that narrowly passed the House Thursday afternoon in a 218-214 vote.

S PRINGFIELD, Ill. ( WGN) – As the “big, beautiful bill” heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, Illinois leaders reacted swiftly, slamming the GOP’s effort, while raising concerns about the bill’s ...

A new Catawba-YouGov poll shows that Trump’s job approval rating is underwater in the state he carried three times, including a 50% to 47% victory over Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024. The poll taken ...

Not so on the Republican side. Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and his former rival Bill Spadea have still not spoken ...