Gabby Shanahan, an Illinois Policy Institute staffer who came within 2,500 votes of defeating Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) last year, may be back for another bite at the apple next year.

Friends and former colleagues are remembering Gov. Jim Edgar, who died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Rep. Nick Smith (D-Chicago), a House Democrat popular with his Democratic colleagues, announced Monday he won’t seek re-election in 2026.

Tributes from across the political spectrum have been coming in for Gov. Jim Edgar, who passed away Sunday.

Jim Edgar, the 38th Governor of Illinois, who guided state government through the tumultuous 90’s and left office as one of the most popular governors in state history, died Sunday. He was 79.

Ted Dabrowski, a longtime Illinois Policy Institute staffer, President of the conservative “Wirepoints” website, and conservative activist, officially entered the race for Governor Friday in a short and slightly awkward campaign event in front of his home in suburban Wilmette.