illinois

“It didn't feel like voting mattered."

Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., the youngest latino and youngest democrat to serve in the Illinois House of representatives, on overcoming stereotypes as a young candidate.

"We are not helpless in the fight against gun violence," argue Illinois governor JB Pritzker and Moms Demand Action.

We need to keep fighting until all 50 states do so.

“I was struggling with trauma and often felt like giving up,” Delia Ramirez says.

“We need leaders who will show up for their communities, not give up on them.”

The funding comes from a tax on legal marijuana.

There are currently no black men under 35 in the U.S. Congress. Robert Emmons wants to change that.

“It’s like reliving that day all over again."

Official says a Dixon High School resource officer exchanged gunfire with the suspect.

Money talks.

The Illinois candidate says "love and justice" are her core values.

She was last seen getting in a black car.