Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) may find himself in a primary next year with someone 1/3 his age.
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We asked Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie about the current field of GOP candidates for Governor and if he believes any of them can beat Governor JB Pritzker.
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A new report from the Illinois Auditor General shows the Illinois Department of Employment Security failed in accurately verifying eligibility for unemployment payments and didn’t properly track money that was going out to applicants.
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Governor JB Pritzker is once again mandating masks be worn in all state facilities.
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Paperwork filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would begin to shut down Exelon’s Byron nuclear plant near Rockford and Dresden nuclear plant in LaSalle County.
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Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie says Republicans aren’t to blame for vaccine hesitancy and pushback on mask mandates.
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While there’s no new mask mandate statewide, Secretary of State Jesse White’s office is reinstituting a mask mandate at offices they oversee beginning Monday, August 2.
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It appears Senate Republicans are trying their best to keep Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savana) out of a potential Senate primary against freshman Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) in 2022.
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As fundraising reports have been filed, we’re getting a better look at potential primary or general election races under the new legislative maps in 2022.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) to the congressional panel aimed at investigating the January 6 insurrection and riot at the Capitol.
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473 days before the 2022 general election, Governor JB Pritzker is launching television ads, beginning this weekend.
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Laying out his plans for a second term Tuesday, Governor JB Pritzker said he supports free college to in-state students of working class families, free child care, and universal preschool.
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Federal prosecutors say they have 90,000 documents and secret recordings in evidence against Tim Mapes, the longtime Chief of Staff to former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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In an announcement Monday that came as a surprise to few, Governor JB Pritzker announced he’s running for re-election in 2022.
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Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope made waves last week announcing she’s resigning in frustration about the ethics bill passed by the General Assembly this spring.
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Quarterly campaign finance reports were due before midnight Friday.
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Sources told The Illinoize that a negotiating session Tuesday on a stalled energy package continues at a stalemate, and Exelon is issuing a dire warning about nuclear plant closures.
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Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope, the main watchdog of the General Assembly, is resigning.
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After enacting an eviction moratorium in April of 2020, Governor JB Pritzker is ending the action and allowing eviction actions to resume August 1.
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Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms says he’s likely to jump into the race in a newly drawn Senate district next year.
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