Last week on Jan. 21, the U.S. Senate voted on science. This was not a vote on the federal funding of scientific research, not on some new environmental policy based on science and not a new law regarding...

CHICAGO — Republican Bruce Rauner was named the winner Tuesday night in a highly contested race, defeating Gov. Pat Quinn to become the next Illinois governor. Multiple news outlets called the election...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday night confirmed Evanston resident Zachary Fardon as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, filling the position more than 15 months after his predecessor stepped...

Last week, eight Supreme Court justices heard arguments supporting and challenging the constitutionality of California Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, while Justice Clarence Thomas got...