Longtime Illinois Democrats Dick Durbin and Jan Schakowsky are retiring, paving the way for younger lawmakers to step in and ...

The retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin became a leading voice on immigration and criminal justice during his time on the ...

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a critical step in the development of the Be Well Campus, a ...

Age limits on members of Congress could attract support from both Republicans and Democrats, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.

Dianne Wilkerson, an ex-state senator whose political career ended after she was busted by the feds for taking a bribe, is ...

Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and ...

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters released the latest election numbers on Friday, and the update showed Lee was ahead of ...

A hundred days into the job, Daniel Lurie has been aggressive about stepping up services and addressing downtown woes. He’s ...