Jan Schakowsky, the Evanston Democrat who has spent 26 years in the House of Representatives, confirmed Monday she will retire and won’t seek re-election next year.
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George H. Ryan, the Kankakee pharmacist who had a 30-year Springfield career from the Illinois House, to House Speaker, to Lt. Governor, to Secretary of State, and a term as Governor of Illinois, but will forever be known for his federal conviction for racketeering, bribery, extortion, money laundering, and tax fraud and the 6 1/2 year prison sentence that went with it.
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A group of progressive-leaning organizations released a list of tax increases this week they want the General Assembly to take up to add $6 billion in next year’s state budget.
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The Chair of the House Ethics and Elections committee says he expects a package of ethics legislation to move before the legislature is scheduled to adjourn May 31.
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A line from Governor JB Pritzker’s ratcheted up speech to New Hampshire Democrats this weekend is drawing sharp criticism from Republicans and a full-throated defense from Pritzker himself.
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The bribery and corruption trial of Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) ended in mistrial Thursday after more than 24 hours of deliberations by the jury.
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Father Time remains undefeated.
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Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton was the first candidate to jump into the race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin Thursday.
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Democratic insiders predict a “flood” of Democrats to explore or enter the race to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin.
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In a long awaited announcement Wednesday, five-term Senator Richard Durbin announced he won’t seek re-election in 2026.
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When a duck swims, everything above water looks calm, but below the surface, it is anything but.
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Another longtime liberal lawmaker is getting a challenge from the left.
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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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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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If speculation about Senator Dick Durbin’s political future was already buzzing, today it’s in a frenzy.
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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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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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Multiple sources tell The Illinoize Auditor General Frank Mautino will leave the office by the end of the year.
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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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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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