Texas Democrats face law enforcement after walkout protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to…
Profits for shareholders, pink slips for workers: John Deere cuts 238 jobs
John Deere factory [Photo: John Deere] John Deere, the international agricultural equipment manufacturer headquartered in Moline, Illinois, recently…
Black mayors see drop in violent crime with new strategies
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and…
Texas Democrats set plan to end walkout over Republicans’ redistricting effort
CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked…
Trump will get another session from Texas to redraw congressional maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special…
Trump says he’ll “end” no cash bail in Chicago; calls Pritzker, Johnson “incompetent” amid threat to send National Guard here
President Trump again singled out Chicago while announcing that he is deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C.…
Midwest flooding cancels Wisconsin State Fair and cuts power
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued…
Democrats slam Texas redistricting effort as cheating
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the New Hampshire Democratic Party McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.,…
Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into…
Helicopter crashes into Mississippi River in Missouri, 2 dead
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline Thursday, then…
As Texas pushes redistricting plan to add 5 GOP House seats before 2026 elections, other states may follow
Washington — The fight for control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections is underway — long…
Texas Democrats seek donations in effort to resist Trump’s redistricting plan
After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic…