Illinois Democrats joined fellow party members in Philadelphia Monday for the Democratic National Convention. But state politics, not the national scene, was the focus of the delegation’s first official day of business.

Amanda Vinicky reports on the failure of Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to hold any budget talks so far in 2016

The longtime political commentator says both Governor Rauner and House Speaker Madigan should focus on what former governor Jim Edgar calls "the doable."

Urbana businessman and city council member Mike Madigan is running for the 52nd state senate district, he announced Monday in Champaign.

Illinois Democrats advanced more of their budget Wednesday, despite the $3 billion deficit it would create.