The Trump administration’s refocusing of federal resources on immigration has landed at the Chicago office of the IRS’s ...

Trump started promoting his cryptocurrency just ahead of his inauguration, January 20, 2025. Since then, he and his family have made millions and possibly billions in trading fees from the ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

As with most lieutenant governors, Juliana Stratton might as well be in the federal witness protection program.

Former Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and 12 years ...

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A Southern Illinois University Carbondale alum is retiring from the Board of Trustees after decades of service ...

Roger B. Tedrick is retiring from the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, marking the conclusion of a remarkable ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was convicted of bribery while serving as Secretary of State and later commuted the ...

Rod Blagojevich and Serbian entrepreneurs in the US. Vucic informed Finance Minister Sinisa Mali and presidential media advisor Suzana Vasiljevic that he was not feeling well and left for Serbia ...

According to the report, Vucic felt unwell on Friday afternoon, following a series of meetings with US Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and Serbian-American ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...