Wesley Kash, a former Assistant State’s Attorney in Jefferson County, reported more than $200,000 in contributions this week in his primary campaign against Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), but it appears the contributions blew the state’s campaign contribution caps illegally.
Read MoreThe battle between mainstream conservatives and the right wing of the Republican Party could be on full display in a northern Illinois legislative district next year, and Republican leaders hope it could be a blueprint for picking up seats they’ve lost in recent cycles.
Read MoreRep. Randy Frese (R-Paloma) announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election in 2024.
Read MoreWhen the doors opened a little after 8:30 Monday morning to the DuPage County Courtroom previously known as Bond Court, a gaggle of lawyers scrambled around computers and files to prepare for 22 cases.
Read MoreMultiple sources say recently retired Winnebago County Judge Joe McGraw plans to jump into the Republican primary for the 17th Congressional District, hoping to challenge freshman Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) next year.
Read MoreRep. Jenn Ladisch-Douglass (D-Elmhust) announced Friday she won’t seek re-election in 2024.
Read MoreSupporters of a state authorized program to provide scholarships to low-income students to attend private schools have been making the rounds this week in a desperate attempt to convince the General Assembly to renew the program before it expires at the end of the year.
Read MoreWhen Governor JB Pritzker stood on a stage with executives from Chinese manufacturer Gotion Friday, he attempted to play up the new jobs and new electric vehicle manufacturing coming to Illinois.
Read MoreLongtime east-Central Illinois Rep. Bill Black passed away Saturday . He was 81.
Read MoreIn a little noticed filing on September 1, the House Republican campaign arm, House Republican Organization, removed Rep. Tim Ozinga (R-Mokena) as its chairman, replacing him with the former chair, Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria).
Read MoreAfter the Illinois Supreme Court ruled the SAFE-T Act constitutional this summer, proceeding with the end of cash bail in Illinois courts, it sent prosecutors, defense lawyers, and the judiciary into a 60-day scramble to fully implement the new law.
Read MoreSen. Win Stoller (R-East Peoria) announced Tuesday he won’t seek re-election next year, the second Senate Republican to do so in 2024.
Read MoreAfter Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) announced last month he would not seek re-election next year, it appeared to be a potential high profile race in the Champaign and Danville area next year.
Read MoreAfter the perjury and obstruction of justice convictions last week of former Madigan Chief of Staff Tim Mapes, Republicans in the General Assembly nearly unanimously called for additional ethics reform.
Read MoreIt does not appear a seeming quest by Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf to secure public money for a new, or significantly renovated ballpark is being met with open arms in Springfield.
Read MoreTim Mapes, the former Chief of Staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, was convicted of Perjury and Obstruction of Justice in federal court Thursday.
Read MoreThe last moderate Democrat to be nominated for Governor in Illinois says there won’t be any following in his footsteps anytime soon.
Read MoreModerate Democrats may soon become an even more endangered species in Springfield.
Read MoreIn his two years in the Senate, Darren Bailey made little headway passing legislation or having much impact on policy discussions.
Read MoreAs prosecutors allege Tim Mapes, the longtime former Chief of Staff to former House Speaker Michael Madigan lied to a grand jury to protect his former boss, they’ve laid out audio tapes from dozens of wiretapped phone calls they believe prove Mapes lied under oath.
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