It looks like Congress might actually pass a five-year Farm Bill this year. Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says ...

Sequestration begins today: $85 billion in federal spending cuts, divided evenly between defense and domestic discretiona...

An Illinois congressman has introduced her first bill, and it aims to tackle government waste. U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-East...

Republicans gained four seats in Congress in Illinois in 2010, and lost four in this election.U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-McHenry)...

An Illinois congressional seat long held by Democrats is back in their hands.Democrat Cheri Bustos defeated first-term U.S. R...

The congressional primaries across the state are shaping up. Highlights include the incumbent-vs.-incumbent battle in the Rep...