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Governor JB Pritzker said Wednesday he has not decided whether he’ll sign a controversial bill on his desk authorizing assisted suicide for Illinoisans facing the final days and weeks of terminal illness.
Following a tragic loss, Darren Bailey is opening up about the struggles for his family, taking in his grandson, Finn, and staying in the race for Governor.
Almost three months after the death of former Governor Jim Edgar, one of his closest friends in politics is set to take the reins of the former governor’s “Edgar Fellows” program.
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Governor JB Pritzker said Wednesday he has not decided whether he’ll sign a controversial bill on his desk authorizing assisted suicide for Illinoisans facing the final days and weeks of terminal illness.
Following a tragic loss, Darren Bailey is opening up about the struggles for his family, taking in his grandson, Finn, and staying in the race for Governor.
Almost three months after the death of former Governor Jim Edgar, one of his closest friends in politics is set to take the reins of the former governor’s “Edgar Fellows” program.
It’s been tough sledding for the Illinois GOP, and many politicians, pundits, activists, and insiders have been quick to point out why Republicans are struggling, but what will it actually take to dig out of the hole?
The Illinois State Board of Elections remained deadlocked among party lines Tuesday on a recommended record fine for Senate President Don Harmon, allowing the Oak Park Democrat to escape without a nearly $10 million penalty, or any penalty at all.
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These aren’t predictions of who will win, just races that are the most likely to flip.
Governor JB Pritzker is taking policy and political risks by wading into the biggest fight of his political life with President Trump that, if things go poorly, could lead to a militarized state on the streets of Chicago and the state budget in tatters.
Those of us in the Illinois political world were delivered a gut punch Sunday when we received word of the passing of former Gov. Jim Edgar, who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Here are some thoughts and observations on the budding mess in the GOP race for governor: