The general thinking of many Springfield or political types is that House Speaker Michael Madigan was likely bulletproof from wiretaps because there “was no way” he would be so reckless to talk about criminal activity on the phone.
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The federal government admitted Thursday it had undercounted Illinois in the 2020 census.
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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who is now running for Illinois governor, arrived last year at the scene of an arrest by Aurora police in which his then-girlfriend was accused of hitting a security guard at a marijuana store.
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Senator Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon), a moderate former prosecutor who has served in the Senate since 2019, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
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This time ten years ago, rural Democrats were well represented in Springfield. That’s no longer the case.
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The Democratic Governors Association is out with a new ad that appears to attack GOP candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), but may actually benefit the conservative in his race against Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin.
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Kane County Judge John Noverini, who is running in the Republican primary newly drawn 2nd Supreme Court next month, is defending his track record of switching parties.
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Republicans in the General Assembly are calling for the resignation of DCFS Director Marc Smith after a scathing report issued by the Illinois Auditor General Thursday.
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A day after Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman announced she would retire from the Court, her replacement, Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White was announced as the first African American woman ever to serve on the court.
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Ever walking, ever randomly making phone calls to constituents, former Congressman Tim Johnson may not have had a legislative portfolio a mile wide, but remained popular enough to never lose an election. Johnson died Monday at the age of 75.
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Justice Rita Garman, the longest tenured justice on the Illinois Supreme Court and only the second woman ever to be seated on the bench of the state’s highest court, has announced her retirement after more than 20 years of service.
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In what his team had hoped would become the first overture of a key criticism of Democratic Governor JB Pritzker in the fall election, Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin found himself playing defense on questions of abortion and the tone of his campaign.
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Governor JB Pritzker appeared to deflect blame following a report last week criticizing his administration’s reaction to the fatal 2020 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home
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Sources tell The Illinoize that longshot GOP candidate for Governor Gary Rabine held a private meeting with former President Donald Trump Wednesday seeking Trump’s endorsement in the June 28 primary.
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A new report from the Illinois Auditor General Thursday slammed Governor JB Pritzker’s administration for its slow response to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home in November 2020 that killed 36 residents.
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Suburban GOP consulting firm Cor Strategies has released a new poll showing Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin with a 12 point lead in the race for the GOP nomination for Governor.
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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is making false claims in a new TV ad seemingly aimed at influencing low information voters.
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The national media and Democratic politicians filled the airwaves and social media with anger last night after national reporters at POLITICO reported on a leaked draft Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade.
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An Auditor General report slamming the Pritzker administration’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that killed 36 residents in late 2020 will be released this week, The Illinoize has learned.
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A long-running fight inside Peoria area Republican politics is bleeding into a House primary.
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