Governor JB Pritzker was asked Tuesday if he is considering running for a third term in 2026.
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Rep. Tim Ozinga (R-Mokena), often seen as a rising young star in Republican politics, abruptly resigned from the House Monday.
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Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-Arlington Heights) will resign from the Senate to join the Pritzker administration as Director of the state Department of Insurance, the Governor’s office announced Monday.
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Legislation in the House to end the state’s “Habitual Criminal” and “Armed Habitual Criminal” statutes is being criticized by current and former prosecutors.
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Republicans critical of Governor JB Pritzker’s appointments to the Prisoner Review Board argue with the Governor’s contention the GOP has “politicized” the process.
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The chief lawyer for House Democrats is out, seemingly over last week’s 1st Amendment dust up with the Chicago Tribune and the statehouse press corps.
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An already tenuous relationship between Governor JB Pritzker, Senate President Don Harmon, and members of the Senate Democratic caucus may be worsening.
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The top Catholic priest in the Springfield Diocese is weighing in on the controversial topic of In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF.
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Chatter is beginning to pick up on what Republicans may get into the mix for a run at the state’s top office in 2026.
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Two members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, including the board chairman, have resigned after the board released a parolee with a history of domestic violence and is accused of killing the 11-year-old son of an ex-girlfriend after his release.
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As Republicans nationwide continue to struggle with the political fallout of an Alabama court ruling that severely limited the use of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, there remains plenty of difference of opinion in Illinois Republicans.
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Just two days after winning a hotly contested Senate primary across a large swath of northwest and north central Illinois, former Dixon Mayor Li Arellano wasn’t taking a vacation or sleeping in.
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With 83% of precincts reporting tallied numbers, Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) appears likely to win his unusual write-in race for his seat.
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Surviving a bitter, bruising primary late Tuesday night, Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) declared victory in the 12th Congressional District primary and called for unity among the GOP.
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Here are the results as of Wednesday afternoon in other congressional races around Illinois.
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Here are the results as of Wednesday evening in some key Senate primaries around the state.
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One of the longest legislative careers in state history and a short legislative career each came to an end Tuesday.
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On the day before a grueling primary race to win his sixth term in Congress, you can hear the weariness in Congressman Mike Bost’s (R-Murphysboro) voice.
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Whether they’re talking on or off the record, the political topic on the mind of many Chicago Democrats is the fate of Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago).
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When appointed Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) announced he wouldn’t seek a full term in the Senate this year, it left a wide open race for a ruby red senate district covering thousands of square miles in east-central Illinois.
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