Lagging in fundraising and union support to former State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia Thursday picked up the largest endorsement to date in her run for Secretary of State: incumbent Jesse White.
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Citing a deadlock on the Legislative Ethics Commission, Senate Democrats moved forward Wednesday with their own candidate to fill the vacant Legislative Inspector General position.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers blocked Governor JB Pritzker’s administration from extending his mask mandate for schools Tuesday, essentially meaning no school in the state is under a mandate to require masking of students and staff.
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You may consider it a down payment, but billionaire Ken Griffin is making good on his promise to fund a candidate to defeat Governor JB Pritzker in the November election.
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Two alumni of Donald Trump’s campaign for President are planning runs for the Illinois House.
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As the pandemic rages on, Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday found himself defending his decision to pull back his second indoor mask mandate at the end of February.
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A constitutional expert at the University of Illinois says the General Assembly should have clarified Governor JB Pritzker’s executive authority instead of leaving difficult decisions for the courts.
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Governor JB Pritzker had pointed words Monday for a Sangamon County judge that put a temporary hold on his mask mandate in schools across the state.
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When kids go back to school Monday, it will be up to the school district whether or not masks are required.
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Despite blizzard conditions, closed interstates, and a legislature that stayed away from Springfield, Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday proposed his Fiscal Year 2023 budget anyway.
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Governor JB Pritzker is expected to lay out a new state budget Wednesday, combining tax cuts with higher than expected revenue and dwindling federal rescue dollars.
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Cassandra Tanner Miller isn’t your typical Republican and she surely isn’t your typical candidate for Congress.
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Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) has been surprisingly silent since petitions were allowed to be circulated and, as of this morning, he still hasn’t indicated his plans for 2022.
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Former Rep. John Cabello’s path to a return to Springfield got a little more complicated Thursday.
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Petition circulation is underway and races for Illinois’ 17 congressional districts are shaping up.
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Richard Irvin’s gubernatorial campaign is using an influx of cash from wealthy businessmen to launch his first television ad buy.
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Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to jump in the race to challenge Congresswoman Lauren Underwood.
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Republicans know this bill will never get a hearing and will never make it to the floor. But they want the press pop and they think crime is their winning issue in 2022.
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Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday shot some arrows in the direction of his GOP opponents.
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The Irvin/Bourne ticket leaves Republican venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan as the only candidate yet to announce a running mate.
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