Petition filing for non-presidential and delegate candidates began at 8:00am. We’ll update races below throughout the day.

Since the tragic death of former senator and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s son, daughter-in-law, and two of his grandchildren in a helicopter crash last week, questions about the future of Bailey’s campaign have persisted.

After months of speculation and negotiations, House Democrats dropped a 1,000 page mass transit reform and funding bill that includes more than $1.5 billion in tax increases.

After House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries put the screws to legislative Democrats Monday pushing for a mid-decade redistricting of the state’s congressional district, the push, for now at least, was in vain.

As of late as last week, House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon said there was “no plan” to redraw Illinois’ already gerrymandered congressional maps to squeeze out another Democrat-leaning seat.

As energy bills spiked this summer, both Republicans and Democrats seem aligned in the belief that energy prices need to come down.

Suburban businessman Rick Heidner has managed to launch a campaign for governor with no public announcement, no social media, no website, no platform, no media interviews, and never showing the candidate's face in public.

Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s son, Zach, his daughter-in-law, Kelsey, and two of their young children, Vada Rose, 12, and Samuel, 7, were killed in a helicopter crash in Montana yesterday, according to the campaign.

A story from D.C. newsletter Punchbowl Tuesday claiming Illinois Democrats are moving forward with mid-decade redistricting raised eyebrows among many statehouse types because, it came as a surprise that few were aware of.

Senate President Don Harmon avoided a record fine, at least temporarily, after the Illinois State Board of Elections deadlocked along party lines to fine him nearly $10 million for what were deemed as illegal campaign contributions.