SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – A central Illinois mayor is expressing frustration with his county’s health department as several businesses open i…

MONTICELLO, Ill. (WAND) - U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis visited the Piatt County Courthouse Tuesday to make sure passport processing would still be p…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — With another government shutdown deadline looming, President Donald Trump headed to the Texas border on Monday to argue …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican plan to end the partial government shutdown failed in the Senate on Thursday and one put forward by Democrats f…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The government has been partially shut down for 32 days. It is the longest government shutdown and U.S. history.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington is dragging his approval rating to its lowest level in more than a year.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- Governor JB Pritzker and Treasurer Michael Frerichs Wednesday announced plans to help federal workers affected by the government shutdown. 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) – Free Harlem Globetrotters tickets are available for workers who are furloughed by the U.S. government during the partial shutdown.

LINCOLN, Ill. (WAND) - The U.S. government has been partially shutdown for 20 days.

(WAND) – Federal leaders say they’ll now pay out tax refunds during the partial government shutdown, a move that changes past policy.