Republican Tom McCullagh was one of two Republicans hoping to replace Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) in the Will County-based 97th District. House Republicans distributed a police report by Shorewood Police that McCullagh was interviewed and was (or is) being investigated for “grooming” an underage person.
Read MoreIt’s not a particular secret in Springfield that House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon don’t like each other very much. And as last year’s tense negotiations over an energy bill showed, Harmon and Governor Pritzker are not buddy-buddy.
Read MoreLate Tuesday night, House Democrats introduced a 3,200 page state budget.
Read MoreA group of mostly moderate Democratic lawmakers Monday unveiled a package of bills they hope will counteract public backlash to rising crime and a criminal justice reform bill passed last year dubbed by opponents as “anti-police.”
Read MoreSenate Democrats Friday unveiled a $1.8 billion tax break package with a week to go in session that would send election year refund checks to most Illinoisans.
Read MoreWith a week left in the legislative session, it appears there is still a long way for business and labor to go before they reach an agreement on a fix to the hole in the state’s unemployment fund.
Read MoreThe national Democratic Governor’s Association ad has launched a new ad campaign targeting a Republican most likely seen as incumbent Democrat JB Pritzker’s toughest challenger in November.
Read MoreWith the clock ticking toward the abnormally early adjournment of the spring legislative session, there remain numerous open questions before Democrats finalize a state budget.
Read MoreIf Governor JB Pritzker is concerned about being painted as “soft on crime” ahead of the fall election, Senate Democrats sure didn’t help him avoid that allegation Monday night.
Read MoreThe challenge filed against Republican venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan’s nominating petitions was engineered by the campaign of primary foe Gary Rabine.
Read MoreHouse Democrats are using a portion of the state’s remaining federal bailout dollars to help dig the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund out of a hole estimated to be $4.5 billion or higher.
Read MoreThis Chicago Tribune headline will surely be used in ads against Republican candidate Richard Irvin, but if you dig in deeply, you’ll see Irvin was complimentary of a portion of the controversial law.
Read MoreOne of Governor JB Pritzker’s nominees for the state Prison Review Board was shot down by the full Senate Tuesday and another two are in jeopardy, failing to gain a positive vote from a Senate committee.
Read MoreMultiple sources say billionaire Ken Griffin’s statewide candidate slate is being engineered by two top confidants and their tactics have included threats, intimidation, bullying, and the promises of campaign cash to get out of a primary.
Read MoreAs petition filing has come and gone for the June primary election, we take a look at the dozens of primaries for seats in the Illinois House.
Read MoreHigh gas prices hurt every consumer in Illinois, but providing relief may be a more difficult task than it seems.
Read MoreA former House Republican is back, seemingly out of nowhere, to challenge Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs) in the new 23rd Senate district.
Read MoreGovernor JB Pritzker stood on a windy stage in the middle of the front stretch of the Worldwide Technology Raceway in Madison Tuesday and proclaimed himself as the state’s top cheerleader.
Read MoreFormer Rep. Diane Pappas, who was defeated for re-election in 2020, has been appointed to replaced disgraced former Sen. Tom Cullerton.
Read MoreTracking candidates who file their petitions for the June 28 ballot.
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