Roland Burris' quest for a U.S. Senate seat is expected to continue Monday with a meeting between his attorney and congressional leaders over the latest twists in the saga. Fresh documents could ...

The appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate turned into a political hot potato Friday, with the Illinois Supreme Court ruling his appointment doesn't need the secretary of state's signature -- ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the secretary of state need not sign the document appointing Roland Burris' to the U.S. Senate. [Read the court's ruling] Burris had asked the court to issue ...

SPRINGFIELD - The battle over whether Roland Burris will become the next U.S. Senator from Illinois ping-ponged Friday between legal and political venues in Springfield, Chicago and Washington D.C.

Roland Burris cannot serve in the Senate because his paperwork still is not in order, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) said this afternoon. The Senate won't seat Burris, Durbin said ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says Roland Burris won't be accepted as President-elect Barack Obama's replacement in Senate without the Illinois secretary of state's signature. The Illinois ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the secretary of state need not sign the document appointing Roland Burris' to the U.S. Senate. [Read the court's ruling] Burris had asked the court to issue ...