The Chicago Bears have confirmed the team is willing to pony up some $2 billion as part of a proposal to build a new stadium just south of the current Soldier Field site along the Chicago lakefront.
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When Republican primary voters choose a new State senator in the sprawling 37th District March 19, they’ll be choosing between three candidates who nearly mirror the policy positions of their opponents.
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A new GOP poll released Wednesday shows incumbent Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) with a six point lead in his primary battle with former state senator and 2022 GOP nominee for governor Darren Bailey.
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Senate President Don Harmon backed down from a months-long feud with the House and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Tuesday, advancing legislation to create a hybrid elected Chicago School Board bill.
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A conservative southern Illinois House candidate under fire for a “racist” radio ad about migrants legally in the United States was endorsed by a former candidate for Sheriff who was convicted of burning a cross.
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The Supreme Court ruling Monday that former President Donald Trump could not be removed from the ballot on the basis of the 14th Amendment also applies to a Cook County decision last week, essentially guaranteeing Trump will remain on the Illinois ballot in less than two weeks.
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If Democrats want to continue calling themselves a big tent party, the Democratic primary in the open 76th House District may be indicative of the ideological divide in the party.
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A southern Illinois legislative primary is getting ugly with a new radio ad some Republicans are referring to as “race baiting” and “desperate.”
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Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter removed former President Donald Trump from the Illinois ballot Wednesday, just twenty days before the March 19 primary.
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Donald Trump has already lost Illinois by a million votes twice and isn’t expected to compete in the state this fall. Many suburban candidates are preparing for the drag Trump will be on the ticket for down ballot candidates.
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Governor JB Pritzker mocked those questioning his plan to end the state’s grocery tax because of its impact on the finances of local governments around the state.
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In an effort to turn around the prospects of a fledgling campaign, former state senator and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is introducing a fiery ad aimed at his opponent, incumbent Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro).
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Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal Wednesday included tax increases on gaming and business as well as an end to the grocery tax, which actually benefits towns and municipalities and not state coffers.
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While former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) seemed to come out of nowhere after months of angling by both Bost and his opponent, former Sen. Darren Bailey.
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Some potentially high profile primary campaigns are flying under the radar.
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Reaction to Governor Pritzker’s budget proposal.
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Governor JB Pritzker is proposing $52.7 billion in General Revenue Fund spending, up from $52.4 billion in the current year, in his budget presented to the General Assembly Wednesday in Springfield.
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With four weeks to go before Primary Election Day on March 19, we have six races to watch the next 28 days:
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Navigating the pandemic, the deaths of two dozen veterans in a state run home, losing a key constitutional amendment referendum, and overcoming a flow of asylum-seeking migrants into the state have peppered Governor JB Pritzker’s first five years in office.
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