Illinois Democrats have unveiled a revised congressional map that sets up the potential for a second Latino district, two primary matchups fea…
State legislators are scheduled to meet in Springfield on Tuesday and Wednesday to consider the maps, which are redrawn every decade based on …
A new casino in Chicago's south suburbs is one step closer.
On this week's Capitol Cast: Illinois Supreme Court ruling on gun rights, efforts to repeal the state's Parental Notice of Abortion law, and c…
Lawmakers are expected to vote on the new boundaries by the end of the fall veto session next week.Â
When Illinois Democrats released the first draft of their proposed congressional map last week, it was lambasted in familiar corners with Repu…
Over 55,000 daycare center staff statewide will now be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if they have not done so already, the governor…
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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel both defended and expressed regret over his handling of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald under questio…
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Advertising has taken up the vast majority of the $8.2 million Pritzker's campaign has spent in the previous three months.
Illinois is one of the few states where Democrats control redistricting, and the party nationally is looking to the state for help in 2022.
Illinois Democratic legislative leaders said privately Wednesday that revisions can be expected in their proposed map of the state’s congressi…
Chicago police union official likens vaccine standoff with Mayor Lightfoot to ‘The Hunger Games’
A top Chicago police union official on Wednesday referred to the organization’s vaccine standoff with Mayor Lori Lightfoot as “The Hunger Game…
The widow of deceased Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim joined Senate Republicans on Wednesday in calling for action on a package of bil…
Members of the public got their first chance to speak directly to state lawmakers Wednesday about a proposed set of new congressional district…
The widow of late Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim joins Illinois Senate Republicans in urging majority Democrats to take up a series o…
Republicans used the light legislative days to make a case against one of the main Democratic agenda items and to push for some of their own.
A roundup of campaign news items of interest for Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021:
ANKENY — The country’s top agriculture official said in Iowa on Wednesday that he hopes Deere & Co. and its striking workers achieve a rap…
