The Illinois State Board of Elections Tuesday began the process of removing candidates from the March ballot.
Read MoreThe Illinois AFL-CIO, one of the state’s most powerful labor unions, has declined to endorse in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary.
Read MoreAfter a pair of high profile crimes in Chicago, a new spotlight has been shined on the state’s Pretrial Fairness Act and SAFE-T Act.
Read MoreAfter a tumultuous 18 months for the state’s largest farm organization, members of the Illinois Farm Bureau Monday ousted the group’s president and replaced him with a former Farm Bureau president.
Read MoreRep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines), who already engineered a petition bait-and-switch to install his Chief of Staff, Justin Cochran, in his seat, will resign later this month.
Read MoreGovernor JB Pritzker said Wednesday he has not decided whether he’ll sign a controversial bill on his desk authorizing assisted suicide for Illinoisans facing the final days and weeks of terminal illness.
Read MoreFollowing a tragic loss, Darren Bailey is opening up about the struggles for his family, taking in his grandson, Finn, and staying in the race for Governor.
Read MoreAlmost three months after the death of former Governor Jim Edgar, one of his closest friends in politics is set to take the reins of the former governor’s “Edgar Fellows” program.
Read MoreIt’s been tough sledding for the Illinois GOP, and many politicians, pundits, activists, and insiders have been quick to point out why Republicans are struggling, but what will it actually take to dig out of the hole?
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Read MoreThe Illinois State Board of Elections remained deadlocked among party lines Tuesday on a recommended record fine for Senate President Don Harmon, allowing the Oak Park Democrat to escape without a nearly $10 million penalty, or any penalty at all.
Read MoreBoth chambers have released their 2026 legislative calendars, and the number of weeks where just one chamber is in session is double the amount of 2025. It has frustrated some lobbyists and associations.
Read MoreSources say there is “no reason” to believe the eight members of the Illinois State Board of Elections has reached any changes in its stalemate over a proposed $10 million fine against Senate President Don Harmon.
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Read MoreIn an emotional video posted on his social media pages Monday, former State Senator and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee, Darren Bailey announced he was staying in the race after the tragic deaths of his son, daughter-in-law, and two of his grandchildren.
Read MoreRep. Jackie Haas (R-Bourbonnais), a well liked member of House GOP leadership, announced Monday doctors found and removed a malignant tumor in her neck.
Read MoreFive candidates for Governor will have to overcome challenges to their nominating petitions to make it on the March ballot.
Read MoreEven though legislative Democrats appear reticent to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional districts, the pressure from the state’s congressional Democrats doesn't appear to be slowing.
Read MoreThese aren’t predictions of who will win, just races that are the most likely to flip.
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