Secretary of State

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Afghanistan in an unannounced visit a day after President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from the country.

Bail was denied Friday for two men charged in a deadly gang-related shooting outside a Secretary of State facility in suburban Bridgeview.

One person was critically injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon outside a Secretary of State facility in Bridgeview, authorities said.

One person has died following a shooting Wednesday afternoon outside a Secretary of State facility in Bridgeview, authorities said. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Secretary Blinken delivers speech from Brussels after NATO meetings

Pentagon chief, secretary of State announce first trips abroad as Biden looks to reset global relations.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the Russian government after Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Tuesday.

The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as secretary of state

In what will likely be a long line of candidates, former Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday said he is considering a campaign for Illinois Secretary of State, a position long held by Jesse White who confirmed he won’t seek another term in 2022. It has been 10 years since Giannoulias ran and lost a heated race for the…

President-elect Joe Biden nominated former Secretary of State John Kerry to be special presidential envoy for climate. Here are five things to know about Kerry.

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Antony Blinken to be his nominee for secretary of state.

A longtime national security aide to President-elect Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, is expected to become Biden’s nominee for secretary of state

President-elect Joe Biden was asked on Tuesday about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s remarks that there would be a smooth transition to a “second Trump administration” and the Trump administration’s refusal to concede the election. “The fact that they’re not willing to acknowledge we won at this point is not of much consequence in our planning and what we’re able...

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar spoke to reporters Thursday about where the battleground state’s elections officials are in the ballot-counting process. Boockvar also dismissed any possibility of widespread voter fraud and stressed the security of Pennsylvania’s election system.

The Secretary of State’s office announced Sunday that it will close its Business Services Office in Chicago until early August after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. The office, which handles business service filings, including articles of incorporation and of organization, will shutter its doors until Aug. 6 after an employee was diagnosed with the illness, according to a press…

The Illinois of Secretary of State’s office has announced plans to open a new driver services facility in south suburban Orland Park, village officials said. The new site will be located at the Orland Township Activity Center at 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. A driver services facility was previously located at the Orland Park Village Hall, which is across the street…

A Schaumburg DMV that reopened earlier this month was closed this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Schaumburg drivers services facility will remain closed until July 2 “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a statement Friday from Secretary of State Jesse White’s office. The public is not “directly impacted by this situation,” state health officials…

The Illinois Secretary of State’s office has started an online driver’s license and ID card preregistration program to shorten processing times at facilities statewide, officials said in a news release Friday. Residents can head to the website cyberdriveillinois.com and input specific details regarding their upcoming transaction. As a result, a clerk won’t need to update information like a change...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reminded residents Thursday that facilities across the state are only open for limited services as they brace for an influx of customers. In a release, White said facilities statewide are only open for new drivers, those with expired licenses or ID cards and vehicle transactions. Currently, there are more than 700,000 expired driver’s licenses…