President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.

Illinois Democrats have failed to advance a constitutional amendment that would have asked voters to impose an additional tax on residents who earn more than $1 million a year.

Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war and condemned capital punishment in a wide-ranging press conference.

Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada’s requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor.

Illinois librarians are asking lawmakers to intervene in e-book and audiobook licensing as they say publishers are making libraries pay more and adding unfair contract terms.

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

Homer Glen Village Board members said an affordable housing proposal brought forth by Gov. JB Pritzker would take away local control.

Porter County Councilman Greg Simms, a Democrat seeking his third term representing District 3, faces mounting pressure to resign or drop out of the Democratic primary race.