Mayors and municipal leaders from around the state are pushing back on a part of Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal which they say cuts the share of income tax revenue the state traditionally splits with municipalities, but the Governor’s office is defending the move.

Three weeks post-primary, Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey’s pivot to a general election message doesn’t appear to be much different than his primary message.

The two candidates for U.S. Senate in Illinois are divided on the Trump administration’s handling of the war in Iran.

Governor JB Pritzker Monday pushed back on calls for property tax reform, claiming Republican critics are “quite confused” and that increases in state funding to schools in recent years should be reducing local property tax burdens.

Chicago Bears President & CEO Kevin Warren reiterated the Bears did not put a March 31 “deadline” on the state of Illinois to pass a legislative package to keep the team in the state.

The murder of an 18-year-old Loyola University student, allegedly shot and killed by an illegal immigrant with an active warrant for his arrest, has led to more finger pointing and partisan bomb throwing by politicians.