Former Sen. Paul Schimpf’s campaign for Governor has failed to gain traction thus far, and some influential Republicans believe he should get out of the race for Governor and potentially explore a run for Attorney General.
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Governor JB Pritzker says he supports lawmakers repealing Illinois’ parental notification law for minors under 17 seeking an abortion.
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The Illinoize spoke with more than a dozen Republican political operatives, current and former legislators, and other “insiders” about who the Republican candidates for governor should choose as their running mate.
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A group of African Americans critical of the Democrat-drawn legislative redistricting plan is asking the United States Department of Justice to investigate the new map.
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An Effingham County judge is the latest to reverse penalties from the Illinois State Board of Education against school districts defying Governor JB Pritzker’s school mask mandate.
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Democratic members of the state congressional delegation huddled with Democratic legislative staffers a couple of weeks ago trying to flesh out changes to their districts.
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Legislative hearings on the congressional remap start Thursday, so we wanted to ask a rudimentary question.
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On the first day for landlords to file eviction actions against tenants in court Monday, it doesn’t appear there was a giant flood of cases filed around the state.
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In the song of redistricting musical chairs, freshman Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) found himself out of his current 115th District in southern Illinois and into a primary.
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A Kendall County judge has granted temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Illinois State Board of Education for revoking state recognition of a Christian school in Yorkville.
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The Chicago Bears have drawn significant attention for its winning bid to buy the Arlington International horse racing track as a potential location for a new stadium in the suburbs, but financing the potential project could be the biggest sticking point.
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Maybe there’s some light at the end of the tunnel.
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With redistricting and high profile candidates entering the new 3rd District Supreme Court race, the previous spending record is likely to be surpassed next year.
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As expected, Governor JB Pritzker signed new legislative maps into law Friday.
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Sources tell The Illinoize Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke, a Republican from Elmhurst, will announce his campaign for the new 3rd Supreme Court District Monday.
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There has been plenty of attention paid to Congressman Adam Kinzinger since breaking up with the Trump wing of the GOP following the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Now he may be the preferred GOP candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Numerous school employees and health care employees around the state are challenging Governor JB Pritzker’s vaccination mandates.
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In an attempt to avoid a primary with one of his legislative colleagues, Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is facing numerous tough choices in the latest version of the map.
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While Illinois Republicans aren’t challenging the presidential election in Illinois, the state GOP is launching a committee aimed at “election integrity.”
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A conservative group is planning to lead a citizen’s ballot initiative next year to strengthen the state’s recall provisions.
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