The Trump administration is aiming to unload half the buildings the government owns and cancel 50% of leases for offices across the country.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.

Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

Twenty-four federal facilities are set to close soon in Illinois, according to the Department of Government Efficiency website. The cuts are part of the department's plan to terminate 738 federal leases across the country, which the site estimates will account for 9,587,384 square feet and about $468 million.

Hundreds of anti-Elon Musk and Donald Trump protesters gathered along Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville, joining a wave of similar protests across the country.

The leases of six federally-leased buildings are on the chopping block, according to the Department of Government Efficiency website.

Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) took digs at billionaire Elon Musk for his Department of Government Efficiency efforts and said President Donald Trump “handed over” the government to the tech entrepreneur.

The president's message to his Cabinet secretaries comes amid continuing questions over the role of billionaire adviser Elon Musk in the drastic reshaping of the federal government.

To accommodate the recent surge in demand, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias introduced a new designated “Get A REAL ID” portal on the homepage of its website so Illinoisans can determine: 1) if they need a REAL ID before the May 7 federal enforcement period begins;