The House Democrat tasked with leading a group of lawmakers to find consensus for the state’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis admits there are many questions, many challenges, and not a lot of money to be found.
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A school superintendent and interim Mayor from Champaign County appears to be the choice of a group of unions, backed by the Illinois Education Association, to take on Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) in a write-in primary in March.
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When Darren Bailey’s congressional campaign released polling numbers Tuesday showing the former state senator and 2022 GOP nominee for Governor leading incumbent Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) by four points, it showed some positives, but numbers trending in the wrong direction for the challenger.
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Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are continuing their tense dance and budding war of words after reports the Johnson administration plans to stop expanding shelter space for asylum-seeking migrants being sent to the city.
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Governor JB Pritzker cited a Republican-commissioned poll Monday showing Illinoisans are more optimistic about the state economy than many national polls show, but the pollster says Pritzker isn’t painting the whole picture.
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Conservative Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is again arguing campaign contributions to two Democratic Supreme Court justices should invalidate their votes on the state’s assault weapons ban.
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Some House Democrats are quietly wringing their hands over primary challenges to two of their members.
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When the Sun-Times reported last week the Chicago White Sox were considering building a new stadium near the South Loop, many conversations directed straight to funding.
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A group of Rockford-area Republican lawmakers say they want the state to stop supporting asylum-seeking migrants who have been shipped to Chicago from Texas.
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Multiple sources tell The Illinoize the political arm of the Illinois Education Association, one of the state’s powerful teachers’ unions, engineered a challenge to the nominating petitions of conservative Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) and are actively recruiting a candidate to challenge Niemerg in a write-in race.
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Fundraising has been a disaster for Illinois Republicans for years, but especially after then-Governor Bruce Rauner stopped floating cash into GOP coffers in 2018.
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When lawmakers left Springfield at the conclusion of the fall veto session, the House and Senate seemed miles apart addressing the makeup of a new elected Chicago School Board.
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While few expect serious movement on major issues before the March 19 primary, there are a few things that stand out for lawmakers to potentially address.
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Multiple conservative activists have challenged President Joe Biden’s nominating petitions for the March primary. Numerous election lawyers in Illinois and Washington believe there is little substance to the challenges.
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Attorney Tracy Katz Muhl was appointed Thursday night to replace former Rep. Jonathan Carroll in the House. Carroll resigned last Friday.
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential primary earlier this week, but he’s still on the ballot in Illinois.
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While lawmakers plan their return to Springfield next week, all eyes will be on if Democratic majorities will take action to help fund the migrant crisis in Chicago.
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Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) has been removed from the March primary ballot.
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The Illinois State Board of Elections Thursday ruled on around 15 challenges to nominating petitions of candidates for the March primary Thursday.
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A public radio story posted this weekend revealed former President Donald Trump did not sign and file a “loyalty oath” when he filed nominating petitions last week to appear on the Illinois primary ballot.
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