An Illinois State Board of Elections hearing officer has recommended Senate President Don Harmon pay all of the nearly $10 million fine he received for alleged campaign violations last year.
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Let’s be frank. There hasn’t been that much tangible policy discussion since lawmakers departed Springfield in the early hours of June.
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A U.S. District Court Judge in Chicago Thursday afternoon granted a request from state of Illinois and Chicago city officials to block the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois.
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After President Trump wrote on social media this week without evidence that Governor JB Pritzker “should be in jail” for “failing to protect [ICE] officers,” few elected members of the General Assembly appear ready to break from the leader of their party.
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We spent much of Tuesday asking lawmakers and other stakeholders what they were hearing about major issues in the hopper for veto session, which begins next week.
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Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) got her long-awaited primary challenge Tuesday.
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Former Sen. Darren Bailey, the 2022 GOP nominee for Governor, who lost to JB Pritzker by 13 points, admitted Tuesday what most people already knew: he wasn’t planning on running for Governor in 2026.
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In a letter Tuesday to Governor JB Pritzker, House Speaker Chris Welch, Senate President Don Harmon and, other Democratic leaders, the Illinois AFL-CIO pulled out of the long-running “agreed bill” process.
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Governor JB Pritzker said Monday he expects military personnel to be dispatched to Illinois soon.
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One of the latest entrants into the race for Governor says reducing property taxes is a top priority, but would require forcing school districts to consolidate and to reduce pension benefits for high-wage educators, like superintendents.
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Governor JB Pritzker on Tuesday directed state agencies to hold back 4% of spending in the FY26 budget and didn’t place the blame on a record-setting budget or the state’s economy, but on the economic policies of President Trump.
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While the federal government has continued to throw wrenches in conventional guidance over vaccines for adults and kids, the State of Illinois is stepping in with its own vaccine guidance.
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Security was stepped up outside of former Gov. Jim Edgar’s funeral. Attendees had to pass through metal detectors. Uniformed and plain-clothes State Police and Secretary of State Police were visible all around the building.
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Former State Senator and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey will officially enter the 2026 race Thursday.
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At a Baptist church he joined in 1967 in the shadows of the Governor’s Mansion he occupied for eight years in the 90’s, former Governor Jim Edgar was celebrated Saturday for his service to Illinois, his kindness to friends, and love for his family.
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With the clock ticking down on a return to Springfield for lawmakers in the fall veto session, leaders are optimistic there will be a deal on reforming and funding Chicago-area mass transit.
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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.
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Friends and former colleagues are remembering Gov. Jim Edgar, who died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Rep. Nick Smith (D-Chicago), a House Democrat popular with his Democratic colleagues, announced Monday he won’t seek re-election in 2026.
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Tributes from across the political spectrum have been coming in for Gov. Jim Edgar, who passed away Sunday.
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