Democrats had a banner year in Illinois in 2022. But it’s possible due to gerrymandering, fundraising advantages, and GOP struggles in the suburbs that Democrats could expand their legislative majorities, at least in the House, in 2024.
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After losing the race for Governor by more than a half-million votes in 2022, former Sen. Darren Bailey and his wife, Cindy, appear to be angling to expand their political reach in southern Illinois.
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The federal trial of a former Commonwealth Edison executive, two lobbyists, and a close confidante of former House Speaker Michael Madigan has provided explosive moments implicating the former political powerbroker and has already shed light on the House of Cards-style politics played during Madigan’s reign.
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Arguments over the controversial SAFE-T Act before the Supreme Court Tuesday centered on two main points: whether the constitution requires bail to be monetary and whether the legislature was infringing on the authority of the judicial branch.
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Multiple sources have told The Illinoize that Galesburg businessman and philanthropist Rafael “Ray” Estrada will launch a challenge to freshman Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline).
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Some right wing media outlets have been pushing a narrative in recent weeks that new Democratic justices Mary K. O’Brien and Elizabeth Rochford should recuse themselves from cases involving Governor JB Pritzker.
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Two State’s Attorneys will argue before the Illinois Supreme Court this morning that justices should rule the controversial cash-bail elimination provision of the so-called SAFE-T Act is unconstitutional.
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“I think you saw it has been a little bit more cooperative than a lot of us expected,” one lobbyist told me last night. “Democrats also showed some self restraint.”
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D.C. Republicans are seemingly frustrated as they aim to find a candidate to challenge freshman Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) in 2024.
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A recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling exposed gaping holes in the 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
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This runoff for Chicago Mayor could outline the fissures that exist throughout the Democratic party all around the country.
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It was a shocking rise and fall from political grace for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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When Congressman Jesús Chuy Garcia (D-Chicago) entered the race for Chicago Mayor in May, many observers said it was a near lock for he and incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot to end up squaring off in the April runoff. In the end, both were on the outside looking in.
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Four years ago, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas ran for Chicago Mayor, finishing ninth with around 5% of the vote. Four years later, Vallas is advancing to the mayoral runoff and the leading vote getter.
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With the race for Mayor of Chicago captivating the political class today, here are eight things we’re watching as voters head to the polls.
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In their final brief before the Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments over the constitutionality of ending cash bail and the controversial SAFE-T Act, the Illinois Attorney General’s office is urging the high court to uphold the law.
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When the race for Chicago Mayor began taking shape late last year, many experts assumed we were barreling toward a runoff slugfest between incumbent Lori Lightfoot and Congressman Jesús “Chuy” Garcia. Since then, the two frontrunners have looked anything but.
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Wayne Rosenthal has been here before.
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A potentially gigantic congressional primary looms in southern Illinois as sources close to former GOP Senator and 2022 Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is considering a primary challenge to incumbent Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro.)
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