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.

A Republican candidate for Governor is suing a Democratic downstate County Clerk after the candidate’s name was misspelled on printed ballots.

Governor JB Pritzker proposed a Fiscal Year 2027 budget in Springfield Wednesday, and Republicans spent much of Tuesday criticizing supermajority Democrats.

Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) has resigned from Senate Republican leadership following a dust-up in the caucus over a bill that criminalizes abortion.

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.

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.