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Pritzker Endorses Stratton for Senate
Pritzker Endorses Stratton for Senate

Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton was the first candidate to jump into the race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin Thursday.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 25, 2025
Stratton First to Enter Senate Race, More Dominoes About to Fall
Stratton First to Enter Senate Race, More Dominoes About to Fall

Democratic insiders predict a “flood” of Democrats to explore or enter the race to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 24, 2025
Durbin Won't Seek Re-Election
Durbin Won't Seek Re-Election

In a long awaited announcement Wednesday, five-term Senator Richard Durbin announced he won’t seek re-election in 2026.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 23, 2025
Buckner on Transit Reform: "We're Talking Ad Nauseum"
Buckner on Transit Reform: "We're Talking Ad Nauseum"

When a duck swims, everything above water looks calm, but below the surface, it is anything but.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 23, 2025
Feigenholtz Gets a Primary Challenge
Feigenholtz Gets a Primary Challenge

Another longtime liberal lawmaker is getting a challenge from the left.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 23, 2025
Who is Making Moves in 2026?
Who is Making Moves in 2026?

While speculation continues to swirl around the political futures of Governor JB Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, some statewide Democrats appear to be positioning themselves for a potential promotion next year.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 22, 2025
What Happens if Jones is Convicted?
What Happens if Jones is Convicted?

While the prosecution has rested and Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) has taken the stand in his own defense in his federal bribery trial, it may not be clear what happens to Jones’ status in the Senate if he is convicted.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 16, 2025
More Durbin Speculation After Weak Fundraising Report
More Durbin Speculation After Weak Fundraising Report

If speculation about Senator Dick Durbin’s political future was already buzzing, today it’s in a frenzy.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 16, 2025
Commission Recommends Suspension of DeVore's Law License
Commission Recommends Suspension of DeVore's Law License

The commission charged with ethics sanctions against Illinois attorneys is recommending the suspension of the law license of former GOP Attorney General candidate Tom DeVore.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 15, 2025
Pritzker on Political Violence: "The World Has Devolved"
Pritzker on Political Violence: "The World Has Devolved"

Following an arson attack on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion over the weekend, Governor JB Pritzker decried political violence Monday but declined to discuss if he had been the subject of additional threats or what was being changed in his protection detail.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 15, 2025
Sources: Mautino to Retire as Auditor General, Manley Appears Interested in Job
Sources: Mautino to Retire as Auditor General, Manley Appears Interested in Job

Multiple sources tell The Illinoize Auditor General Frank Mautino will leave the office by the end of the year.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 13, 2025
Supreme Court Throws Out McCombie's Map Lawsuit
Supreme Court Throws Out McCombie's Map Lawsuit

The Illinois Supreme Court rejected the House GOP “Hail Mary” attempt to overturn the Democratic-drawn gerrymandered legislative maps Wednesday. Not on the basis of the facts, though, but because they waited too long to file it.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 9, 2025
Scherer Recovering From "Significant" Car Accident
Scherer Recovering From "Significant" Car Accident

Longtime Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) is home recovering after a serious car accident last week that left her with broken vertebrae in her back.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 9, 2025
Pritzker on Budget: "We're Going to Have to Watch and Wait"
Pritzker on Budget: "We're Going to Have to Watch and Wait"

With less than two months to go before the scheduled adjournment of the spring legislative session, Governor JB Pritzker opened up Tuesday on challenges in putting together a state budget.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 9, 2025
House May Pass 500 Bills This Week
House May Pass 500 Bills This Week

Friday is the looming Third Reading Deadline to advance House bills to the Senate and Monday marked the first time since the new General Assembly was took office in January that the chamber passed a bill…any bill.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 8, 2025
GOP Loses Mayoral Races Across State
GOP Loses Mayoral Races Across State

This time three years ago, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin had $50 million in backing, the Illinois GOP’s most successful (if not controversial) campaign team, and was likely the favorite to with the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 2, 2025
Who is Picking Up the Tab for Pritzker's Mexico Trip?
Who is Picking Up the Tab for Pritzker's Mexico Trip?

When Governor JB Pritzker’s office announced a trade delegation to Mexico, which began Sunday, there was a massive list of state officials, association executives, and business leaders as part of the delegation.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 1, 2025
Aurora Mayor Irvin Attempts to Hold Off Dem Onslaught
Aurora Mayor Irvin Attempts to Hold Off Dem Onslaught

Some of the largest cities in the state hold mayoral elections Tuesday, but the money and attention paid to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign for re-election dwarfs other communities.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenApril 1, 2025
Guest Post: The Case for Republican Optimism
Guest Post: The Case for Republican Optimism

As Republicans in Illinois, we too often fall victim to a self-fulfilling prophecy of defeat. We get caught in a cycle of pessimism, quoting old losses instead of building new victories.

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OpinionPatrick PfingstenMarch 30, 2025
Some GOP Leaders Fear Party "Screwed" in 2026
Some GOP Leaders Fear Party "Screwed" in 2026

With well over 500 days remaining before the November 2026 General Election, many top Republicans around the state are already voicing concern, at least privately, about chances the party will continue to be embarrassed at the polls after a string of bad electoral years in the state.

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NewsPatrick PfingstenMarch 26, 2025
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