Two members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, including the board chairman, have resigned after the board released a parolee with a history of domestic violence and is accused of killing the 11-year-old son of an ex-girlfriend after his release.
Read MoreAs Republicans nationwide continue to struggle with the political fallout of an Alabama court ruling that severely limited the use of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, there remains plenty of difference of opinion in Illinois Republicans.
Read MoreJust two days after winning a hotly contested Senate primary across a large swath of northwest and north central Illinois, former Dixon Mayor Li Arellano wasn’t taking a vacation or sleeping in.
Read MoreWith 83% of precincts reporting tallied numbers, Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) appears likely to win his unusual write-in race for his seat.
Read MoreSurviving a bitter, bruising primary late Tuesday night, Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) declared victory in the 12th Congressional District primary and called for unity among the GOP.
Read MoreHere are the results as of Wednesday afternoon in other congressional races around Illinois.
Read MoreHere are the results as of Wednesday evening in some key Senate primaries around the state.
Read MoreOne of the longest legislative careers in state history and a short legislative career each came to an end Tuesday.
Read MoreOn the day before a grueling primary race to win his sixth term in Congress, you can hear the weariness in Congressman Mike Bost’s (R-Murphysboro) voice.
Read MoreWhether they’re talking on or off the record, the political topic on the mind of many Chicago Democrats is the fate of Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago).
Read MoreWhen appointed Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) announced he wouldn’t seek a full term in the Senate this year, it left a wide open race for a ruby red senate district covering thousands of square miles in east-central Illinois.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreSenate 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreA southern Illinois legislative primary is getting ugly with a new radio ad some Republicans are referring to as “race baiting” and “desperate.”
Read MoreCook 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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