WGN-TV plastered a headline yesterday afternoon claiming budget negotiators are trying to fill a $500 million shortfall in the final two weeks before lawmakers are to pass a budget and leave Springfield.
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A former state campaign chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, who once had his law license suspended for a year, is apparently in the running to be the new United States Attorney for Central Illinois.
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The Trump administration brings its brand of chaos to Springfield Wednesday, as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem comes to town to host a news conference on the state’s immigration policies.
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As expected, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg) entered the race for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday morning.
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The latest Fiscal Year 2026 revenue projection is still about three-quarters-of-a-billion below the proposed spending in Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal.
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Matteson) entered the United States Senate race Tuesday, joining Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton in what is expected to be a jam packed primary to replace Sen. Dick Durbin.
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Jan Schakowsky, the Evanston Democrat who has spent 26 years in the House of Representatives, confirmed Monday she will retire and won’t seek re-election next year.
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George H. Ryan, the Kankakee pharmacist who had a 30-year Springfield career from the Illinois House, to House Speaker, to Lt. Governor, to Secretary of State, and a term as Governor of Illinois, but will forever be known for his federal conviction for racketeering, bribery, extortion, money laundering, and tax fraud and the 6 1/2 year prison sentence that went with it.
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A group of progressive-leaning organizations released a list of tax increases this week they want the General Assembly to take up to add $6 billion in next year’s state budget.
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The Chair of the House Ethics and Elections committee says he expects a package of ethics legislation to move before the legislature is scheduled to adjourn May 31.
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A line from Governor JB Pritzker’s ratcheted up speech to New Hampshire Democrats this weekend is drawing sharp criticism from Republicans and a full-throated defense from Pritzker himself.
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The bribery and corruption trial of Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) ended in mistrial Thursday after more than 24 hours of deliberations by the jury.
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Father Time remains undefeated.
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Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton was the first candidate to jump into the race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin Thursday.
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Democratic insiders predict a “flood” of Democrats to explore or enter the race to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin.
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In a long awaited announcement Wednesday, five-term Senator Richard Durbin announced he won’t seek re-election in 2026.
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When a duck swims, everything above water looks calm, but below the surface, it is anything but.
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Another longtime liberal lawmaker is getting a challenge from the left.
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While speculation continues to swirl around the political futures of Governor JB Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, some statewide Democrats appear to be positioning themselves for a potential promotion next year.
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