Former Rockford State Representative and 2018 candidate for Lt. Governor, Litesa Wallace, is running in the new 17th Congressional district in 2022.
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Longtime northwest side Rep. John D’Amico, who abruptly resigned from the House Friday says there isn’t much intrigue behind his decision.
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Judging by what lawyers for Republican leaders told a federal court last week, an expected filing this week to change the state legislative map won’t be as extensive as some expect.
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Calling climate change a “crisis that requires action now,” Governor JB Pritzker used an opportunity to speak on the world stage Monday to build up the states budding green economy.
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Longtime northwest side Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) resigned Friday.
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Attorneys for Republicans and groups representing Latino and African American interests signaled Friday they won’t ask a panel of federal judges to throw out the entire Democratic legislative map adopted in September.
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Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield), one of the few suburban Republicans to survive millions of dollars in spending from Democrats, will not seek re-election in 2022.
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Once powerful northwest side lawmaker Luis Arroyo has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges.
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Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) was named Tuesday as the next President and CEO of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce and says he’ll likely resign his seat in the General Assembly in the coming weeks.
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Former GOP State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal tells The Illinoize he will run for State Senate next year.
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When Governor JB Pritzker took the stage Monday at an outdoor event celebrating the groundbreaking of the new A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative in Burbank, there was an interesting sound of hecklers in the background.
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Marie Newman was gearing up for a primary fight anyway, now it will just be in a district a few miles away from her home.
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The morning after the General Assembly approved a redistricting plan for members of Congress, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) announced he won’t seek re-election in 2022.
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In a map released and passed by legislative Democrats within a few hours Thursday, Congresswoman Marie Newman’s (D-La Grange) political future went from difficult to nearly impossible.
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Democrats unveiled their third version of the congressional districts late Wednesday night setting up passage Thursday in Springfield.
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The House passed a repeal of the Parental Notification of Abortion law Wednesday night following emotional debate, sending the bill to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk.
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A lawsuit alleging the latest Democratic-passed legislative redistricting plan “cracked” Black East St. Louis residents to help shore up a neighboring white district has been lumped in with two existing suits over legislative maps.
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Control of the Illinois Supreme Court could come down to the outcome of a race for an open seat in the northeastern corner of the state. Republicans believe they have the candidate to beat.
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The Senate passed a repeal of the Parental Notification of Abortion law Tuesday night, setting up passage in the House as early as Wednesday.
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As the General Assembly prepares to adopt a new congressional map this week, two Republican congressmen directly impacted by political gerrymandering have to decide to stay and fight, or seek to move up the ranks.
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