After a public breakup last week with the Republican Party, former GOP strategist and consultant Collin Corbett confirmed to The Illinoize late Tuesday he will launch an independent bid for Governor.
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While Democrats are having a difficult time in their own ranks passing a bill to provide property tax certainty to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois, Republicans have fallen into outright civil war over the House vote on the package last week.
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As the Illinois Senate returns to Springfield this week, don’t expect a quick resolution on the long-debated Bears/Megaprojects bill, even after Governor JB Pritzker declared last week the process had the “need for speed” to keep the team in Illinois.
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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the corruption conviction against former House Speaker Michael Madigan Monday.
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When House Speaker Chris Welch passed his first rules package in early 2021 after ascending to lead the chamber, his press release crowed about increasing “transparency” in state government. Five years later, that promise feels like a lifetime ago.
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After days of amendments and arm twisting, the Illinois House advanced legislation Wednesday night to give the Chicago Bears a significant property tax break for a new stadium in Arlington Heights and to encourage other “megaproject” developments in the state.
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After a day of amendments, reports of a tense House Democratic caucus, Senate skepticism, and frustration from the Governor’s office, it appears the House may be farther from ever from getting the bill aimed at keeping the Bears in the state of Illinois from becoming law.
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After filing a first quarter campaign finance report where he raised an eye-popping $12 million and had $18 million cash on hand, speculation has ramped up that Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is laying the groundwork for a run for Chicago Mayor in 2027.
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Late Monday night ahead of the House return to Springfield, Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago), the lead sponsor of the “megaprojects” property tax bill also aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in the state of Illinois says he’s confident the legislation can move out of the chamber this week.
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A little noticed Constitutional Amendment proposal could have major impacts on how lawmakers redistrict in the state, and Republicans argue Democrats are trying to amend the constitution to allow them to further gerrymander legislative districts.
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Barbara Flynn Currie, the unabashed progressive who represented the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago in the Illinois House for 40 years and served as Majority Leader for 22 years died Friday at the age of 85.
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If lawmakers are going to put a referendum on the November ballot asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment to increase taxes, either through a graduated income tax or through a “surcharge” on incomes over $1 million, they’ll have to get it done by May 3.
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Senate President Don Harmon made some of the least optimistic comments from a top Democratic official yet this spring about passing property tax legislation to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois and prevent the franchise from moving to Indiana.
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House Speaker Chris Welch has been publicly silent since a move in February to remove Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) from the House Democratic Caucus, including stripping him of all of his committee assignments.
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Senate President Don Harmon continues to rake in campaign dollars, dwarfing his Republican competition and even many statewide campaigns.
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Tom DeVore, the southern Illinois attorney and 2022 GOP candidate for Attorney General who has emerged as an online agitator against the Republican “establishment” lost a race for the Republican State Central Committee Wednesday.
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Throughout the primary campaign, many Republicans criticized GOP candidate and 2022 GOP nominee for Governor Darren Bailey for weak fundraising.
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Christian Mitchell, the former State Representative and former Deputy Governor who is JB Pritzker’s running mate for Lt. Governor in 2026, says he has never asked Pritzker if the Governor is planning to run for President.
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Two top leaders in the House Republican and Democratic caucuses are split on how top issues should be addressed in the final seven weeks of the spring legislative session.
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Mayors and municipal leaders from around the state are pushing back on a part of Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal which they say cuts the share of income tax revenue the state traditionally splits with municipalities, but the Governor’s office is defending the move.
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