The Illinois House is launching a committee to investigate longtime state Rep. Carol Ammons after the Urbana Democrat’s recent indictment on federal wire fraud and obstruction charges.

The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked, senior U.S. officials said Friday.

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require voters to document their citizenship before registering.

Graham Platner has submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending his upstart yet troubled campaign.

Bills authored by the four members of the state Senate representing Lake County will seek to boost children’s health, curb violence, regulate artificial intelligence and more.

The Naperville Liquor Commission wants the city to ban the sale of all kratom products amid concerns about new synthetic variations.

A former McHenry Township trustee is asking Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke and Gov. JB Pritzker to look into claims that the state senator does not live in Thornton Township, where he is supervisor.

The proposed ordinance up for a vote at the City Council’s August meeting would prohibit the discharge of firearms and other weapons within city limits.