The budget goalposts keep moving.

Republicans in Springfield have criticized Democrats in recent years for being “left out” of any state budget talks, but new House Democrat budget negotiators say they plan to have the GOP at the table.

A year ago, Dr. Dave Nayak, a pediatrician from Chciago’s northwest side, was running in a Democratic primary for Illinois Senate.

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick became the first Republican to announce plans to run for Governor in 2026.

Champaign-based health insurance company Health Alliance sent shockwaves through the state Tuesday when it announced it was ceasing operations at the end of 2025, leaving some 240,000 people across the state searching for a new health insurance provider.

One of the more overlooked budget moves in Governor JB Pritzker’s spending plan, introduced last week, is the raiding of over $170 million in tax funding that is supposed to be transferred to the state’s road fund for transportation projects.

Jim Edgar, Illinois’ 38th Governor and the last Republican to be elected to two terms as the state’s chief executive, announced Monday he is battling pancreatic cancer.

A suit filed in McHenry County Court Tuesday alleges suburban Republican officials who chose Barrington Hills Trustee Darby Hills for a vacant seat in the Illinois Senate did so illegally and that she isn’t allowed to serve.

As Governor JB Pritzker prepares to present his seventh budget to the General Assembly Wednesday, it’s the latest page in an unprecedented string of spending plans.

Barrington Hills village trustee Darby Hills has won the 26th District Senate seats vacated by former Sen. Dan McConchie last month.

After allegations of nepotism and backroom deals to install Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi’s son, Joe, as the replacement in the Senate to the recently resigned Dan McConchie, Salvi did not apply for the appointment.

Governor JB Pritzker continued his quest to become the face of the resistance to the Trump administration Monday shooting back on President Trump’s proposed tariff hits on Canada and Mexico.

The Department of Justice filed suit Thursday against the State of Illinois, City of Chicago, and Cook County arguing sanctuary policies and laws limiting coordination with federal immigration officials are illegal.

While jurors continue to deliberate his fate, a group of longtime allies and supporters of House Speaker Michael Madigan have reached out in recent days to question and criticize the federal government’s prosecution of the longtime Speaker and once powerful political figure.

As Democrats begin efforts to close a projected $3.2 billion budget gap, it appears it may be difficult for the supermajority party to find consensus, especially on taxes.