Republicans in the General Assembly are calling for the resignation of DCFS Director Marc Smith after a scathing report issued by the Illinois Auditor General Thursday.
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A day after Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman announced she would retire from the Court, her replacement, Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White was announced as the first African American woman ever to serve on the court.
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Ever walking, ever randomly making phone calls to constituents, former Congressman Tim Johnson may not have had a legislative portfolio a mile wide, but remained popular enough to never lose an election. Johnson died Monday at the age of 75.
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Justice Rita Garman, the longest tenured justice on the Illinois Supreme Court and only the second woman ever to be seated on the bench of the state’s highest court, has announced her retirement after more than 20 years of service.
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In what his team had hoped would become the first overture of a key criticism of Democratic Governor JB Pritzker in the fall election, Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin found himself playing defense on questions of abortion and the tone of his campaign.
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Governor JB Pritzker appeared to deflect blame following a report last week criticizing his administration’s reaction to the fatal 2020 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home
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Sources tell The Illinoize that longshot GOP candidate for Governor Gary Rabine held a private meeting with former President Donald Trump Wednesday seeking Trump’s endorsement in the June 28 primary.
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A new report from the Illinois Auditor General Thursday slammed Governor JB Pritzker’s administration for its slow response to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home in November 2020 that killed 36 residents.
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Suburban GOP consulting firm Cor Strategies has released a new poll showing Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin with a 12 point lead in the race for the GOP nomination for Governor.
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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is making false claims in a new TV ad seemingly aimed at influencing low information voters.
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The national media and Democratic politicians filled the airwaves and social media with anger last night after national reporters at POLITICO reported on a leaked draft Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade.
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An Auditor General report slamming the Pritzker administration’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that killed 36 residents in late 2020 will be released this week, The Illinoize has learned.
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A long-running fight inside Peoria area Republican politics is bleeding into a House primary.
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What might be a throwaway line in front of a heavily Republican audience, Sen. Darren Bailey, a GOP candidate for Governor, may have fed suspicions about his chances to win a general election.
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A new mailer from the campaign of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin takes political attacks to a nearly comical level.
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After he was found in contempt of court for the ninth time last week, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) Monday called for the resignation of Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Director Marc Smith.
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The White House has chosen Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
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Two longtime Democratic Senators have withdrawn from the June primary ballot to pass on their seats to preferred successors.
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Winnebago County GOP Chairman Eli Nicolosi, who is challenging longtime incumbent Sen. Dave Syverson in the June 28 primary, says he will not step aside after his estranged wife was granted an order of protection against him.
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For years, it’s been a constant refrain in political fundraising in Illinois. Democrats raise trucks of money. Now Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon are continuing on the tradition, as Welch has more than $4 million cash on hand and Harmon is sitting on more than $12 million. Meanwhile, Republicans lag far behind.
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