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DU QUOIN, Ill. — In his thick country drawl, Darren Bailey stood at a lectern clutching a microphone, trying to convince a crowd in his rural home base of southern Illinois that he speaks their language.

This season’s final rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Justice O'Connor wrote, "We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary." I never took this sentence--or really anything Justice O'Connor wrote--very seriously. And even if she was serious about that point, no one who joined her…

Planners hope a new rail bridge will resolve one of the largest chokepoints for passenger and freight rail traffic in the nation.

House Democrats and Republicans agree the Fed needs legislation to issue a digital dollar, but differ on key elements of such a bill.

Miller, an Illinois lawmaker from a downstate district, was cited in a New York Times study.

Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia knows that mayoral petitions are being circulated on his behalf and has not discouraged it, petition drive leader Clem Balanoff told the Sun-Times.

Guidance to ensure abortion access for servicemembers comes as midterms loom and annual defense bill awaits lawmakers in Congress.

Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican Trump critic on the Jan. 6 committee, appeared with Sen. Mike Lee's challenger, Evan McMullin.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who is a co-sponsor of the bill in the House, said she feels cautiously optimistic that the legislation will pass by the end of the year. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said there aren’t yet sufficient sponsors in the Senate to get the legislation passed — but…

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.