The development officer for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is making her first run for public office.

The Illinois House is advancing legislation to ban "bump stocks." 

At least two gun control measures could be addressed in the upcoming veto session of the Illinois General Assembly.  

In the wake of the horrific shooting in Las Vegas this week, the White House faced questions about whether President Trump would support stricter gun legislation.

Incumbent Republican Congressman Rodney Davis of Taylorville and Democratic challenger Mark Wicklund of Decatur shared similar concerns in areas like criminal justice reform and student loan interest rates, but they also found plenty to disgree on in their first debate of the season, including the future of the Affordable Care Act, and the approval ratings of Congress during the Obama administration.