If Democrats are going to expand on their 78-seat majority in the House of Representatives, they need to pick up some slightly Republican leaning districts.
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As the calendar turns to September and the “traditional” start of the fall campaign season, big money has started to flow into legislative races.
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The first two television ads of the fall campaign are up in vastly different forms.
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House Democrats are launching a working group made up entirely of Democratic members from the city and suburbs to address a coming fiscal cliff for mass transit agencies in Illinois, once again leaving Republicans out of the process.
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The LaSalle-Peru-Ottawa based 76th District has long been one of the swingiest House districts in the state. Republicans often targeted then-Rep. Frank Mautino for defeat, who held on to his seat by just some 300 votes in 2014 before he was appointed Auditor General in 2015.
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When the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday a hastily-passed Democratic measure this spring banning the “slating” of legislative candidates couldn’t apply to the November election, it cleared the way for at least ten Republicans to appear on November ballot.
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When the Democratic National Convention released its list of speakers for Thursday night’s DNC program, Illinois reporters immediately took notice of a name that seemed to come out of nowhere: former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
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Adam Kinzinger, a conservative Republican who served in Congress from 2011-2023, but lost favor among Republican voters in his district and around the country after leveling harsh criticisms at former President Donald Trump, joined a handful of Republicans speaking at the Democratic National Convention.
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The freshman Illinois Democratic congresswoman who won a rural, downstate congressional district that was gerrymandered to elect a Democrat in 2022 told her Democratic colleagues in Chicago Thursday that they need to learn how to sell their wins to their moderate and conservative neighbors.
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As the host-state Governor of the Democratic National Convention who was under consideration for the Vice Presidential nomination two weeks ago, Governor JB Pritzker’s moment in front of the American political stage Tuesday lasted just eight minutes.
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Illinois Democrats kicked off the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a clear message: Democrats and unions need to work hand in hand to get out the vote.
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The longtime spokesman for former House Speaker Michael Madigan says there was “absolutely not” any sign of possible corruption or inside dealing during his time working with the state’s longest-serving Speaker.
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Three top Illinois Democrats made their case for Kamala Harris and against Donald Trump on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Monday.
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The message to Illinois Democrats on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was clear: fight, fight, fight to win.
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If you didn’t already know Democrats in Illinois are full of confidence and maybe even a little hubris and that Republicans are divided underdogs, those stereotypes were fully exacerbated at this week’s Illinois State Fair.
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The Illinois State Fair’s annual political days, currently Governor’s Day and Republican Day, typically have a higher profile in election years.
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When Bill Holland retired as Auditor General in 2015, he received one of the rarest send-offs in politics: bipartisan acclaim.
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It appears Governor JB Pritzker was among finalists still under consideration for Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate until at least late in the weekend, sources say, potentially even until Monday.
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United States Senator Dick Durbin set off a new round of speculation about his political future Monday, claiming he hadn’t made up his mind about running for a sixth-term in the U.S. Senate in two years.
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Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation Monday ending the state’s tax on groceries, but it is expected to pull tens of millions of dollars out of municipal budgets, leaving local officials with the decision of how to close the hole.
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