Over the weekend, restaurants and bars in the the city of Chicago and suburban Cook County were legally allowed to restart indoor service.
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The Pritzker administration announced Friday it would allow youth sports, like high school and junior high, to restart local and conference games when a school’s region drops to “Phase 4” mitigations.
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Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) has become a darling of the national media in recent months for his biting criticisms of former President Donald Trump.
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Since former Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) resigned his seat at the end of December, many aspiring politicos have weighed seeking the appointment for the final two years of Brady’s term.
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There wasn’t much of a debate who should get the COVID-19 vaccines first: healthcare workers. Who should get the vaccine after them is where any consensus begins to fall apart.
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Numerous members of the Illinois congressional delegation attended President Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday.
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State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago), a respected lawmaker who ushered through gay marriage and marijuana legalization, announced Tuesday she’ll be resigning from the Senate at the end of January.
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State Representative Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) says she will not seek an appointment to the State Senate.
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It appears many suburban Cook County communities are not helping the Cook County Department of Public Health enforce Governor JB Pritzker’s executive order banning indoor bar and restaurant service.
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He has spent 50 years in the legislature, but could now-former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s days in the General Assembly be winding down?
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Five of the 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 “Restore Illinois” plan are allowed to begin legally reopening bars and restaurants to indoor serve, though still at limited capacity.
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The streets surrounding the Illinois State Capitol looked more like a warzone checkpoint than the welcoming public building in downtown Springfield that often awaits lawmakers, staff, and visitors.
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Governor JB Pritzker announced a lower threshold for indoor bar and restaurant service Friday.
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As Rep. Chris Welch’s (D-Hillside) campaign for House Speaker heated up late Tuesday into early Wednesday, disturbing past allegations of violence against and harassment of women were brought back into the public arena.
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For however long Michael Joseph Madigan decides to stay in the Illinois General Assembly, his political obituary is already written.
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Republicans in the State Senate cried foul early Wednesday morning when an updated criminal reform bill totaling 750 pages hit their desks at 3:00 A.M. and they began debating it an hour later.
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Michael J. Madigan watched silently Wednesday afternoon in Springfield as Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside) was sworn in as Illinois’ 70th Speaker of the House and the first African American to lead the chamber.
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House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) probably has a little bit of a sour taste in his mouth after spending the past six-plus years constantly fighting with then-Speaker Michael Madigan.
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At the end of a lame duck session with an unprecedented focus on racial equity, the Illinois House of Representatives has chosen a Black man to lead the chamber for the first time in the state’s history.
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Pending a last-minute implosion, House Democrats are expected to elect Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) as the first Black Speaker of the House in the state’s 202-year history.
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