Politics

The Star Tribune reports that tickets went on sale Friday for "An Evening with Al Franken" Oct. 2 at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.

The former Illinois Republican congressman announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination during an interview on ABC's "This Week'" on Sunday.

Comedian Dave Chappelle plans to host a special block party and benefit concert in Ohio for those affected by the recent mass shooting.

Chicago’s Health Department is out with a new, and enlightening, study of senior citizens in the city.

Illinois now has a new law that could protect undocumented immigrants from harassment by their landlords.

A report by former Illinois Inspector General Maggie Hickey documents bullying, harassment and intimidation of state employees and others in Springfield.

Governor Pritzker has signed a new law aimed at giving consumers better options than the predatory lenders and others who sometimes prey on them.

Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the Jewish state and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot.

Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, directly tackling an area that's proved to be a big political liability.