A House Democrat has been removed from the caucus over allegations of sexual harassment, multiple sources tell The Illinoize.
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With under three weeks to go before the March 17 primary, Democratic voters are starting to pay attention to a four-way primary for Illinois State Comptroller, pitting three state lawmakers and a countywide official from the state’s third largest county in a race that is beginning to turn unkind.
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Governor JB Pritzker Tuesday took aim at Indiana lawmakers over tax increases in a bill aimed at luring the Chicago Bears across state lines into the Hoosier State.
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Republican primary voters will choose from two candidates in their attempt to preserve the 33rd Senate District seat. Former teacher and travel agent Jessica Breugelmans of Geneva, who is supported by the Senate GOP campaign apparatus, faces nurse Danielle Penman of St. Charles.
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If Indiana lawmakers pass a bill to create a new governing body to build a Chicago Bears stadium in northwest Indiana before their scheduled adjournment Friday, they will open taxpayers up to million in tax increases, a new state analysis shows.
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Multiple sources say Pritzker was “furious” at the Chicago Bears, and specifically Team President Kevin Warren, for helping advance a stadium bill in Indiana Thursday.
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Governor JB Pritzker presented his eight state budget proposal to the General Assembly Wednesday. Here are ten thoughts on what the Governor had to say.
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Chris Meister, the longtime Executive Director of the Illinois Finance Authority, has been recommended by the bicameral, bipartisan Legislative Audit Commission as the new Illinois Auditor General.
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Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) entered the House in 2010 following the death of former Rep. Rich Myers. She faced a primary challenge in 2018, but has mostly slid through to re-election without significant challengers. Until 2026.
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A Republican candidate for Governor is suing a Democratic downstate County Clerk after the candidate’s name was misspelled on printed ballots.
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Governor JB Pritzker proposed a Fiscal Year 2027 budget in Springfield Wednesday, and Republicans spent much of Tuesday criticizing supermajority Democrats.
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Governor JB Pritzker is set to give his eighth combined State of the State and budget address Wednesday to a joint session of the General Assembly. Here’s what he should say.
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Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) has resigned from Senate Republican leadership following a dust-up in the caucus over a bill that criminalizes abortion.
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An effort to revive a ballot initiative to remove redistricting from the hands of politicians will not appear on the ballot in November as organizers are suspending their campaign due to a lack of fundraising.
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When suburban businessman Rick Heidner jumped into the GOP primary for Governor late last fall, putting together a last minute ballot collection operation, talk from Heidner’s camp centered around the resources he was willing to invest in his own campaign.
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In an expected move, Gov. JB Pritzker Monday endorsed Rep. Margaret Croke (D-Chicago), a former Pritzker staffer, for the Democratic nomination for State Comptroller.
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Monday marked a new firestorm in Chicago media over the long running saga over a new Chicago Bears stadium, but it appears the uproar was much ado about nothing.
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Here is a rundown of some of the top House races to watch leading up to the March 17 primary:
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Here’s a look at the contested Senate primaries on March 17th.
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When polling shows you trailing by double digits with six weeks to go before election day, one would think a candidate may start to try to point out dramatic differences between themselves and the frontrunner.
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