Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of the former Illinois Gov. Nearly five years ...

Dozens of states have a general sales tax. In Illinois, the tax covers consumer goods, but not services. That's a mistake, ...

Trump's decision to commute Blagojevich's sentence was met with bipartisan criticism in Illinois. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker ...

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Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow, a rising star in the Democratic party, spoke to Newsweek about her political ambitions.

Now that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has received a presidential pardon, could an ambassadorship or even a run for ...

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is preparing to launch his 2026 bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ...

Most folks just figured that Mike Madigan had avoided the long arm of federal law by being extra-careful. And he may have been. But the arrogance of immense power apparently overrode his sense of self ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he will stop a plan pushed by the state’s top education official to collect the immigration ...

For years, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel's nickname was The Senator, coined by ESPN's Chris Fowler for the coach's ...

Mike DeWine announced Monday his selection of Jim Tressel to be the state's next lieutenant governor ... Nov. 10, 2007 - Unranked Illinois shocks top-ranked OSU 28-21 on Senior Day in Ohio ...