A handful of Republicans are trying to make a statement by getting themselves kicked off the House floor for refusing to wear a face covering in accordance with House rules.

Anyone involved in billionaire Ken Griffin’s statewide slate just isn’t talking.

There are two lasting takeaways from the court ruling upholding the Democrat-drawn legislative maps.

Just a week after the General Assembly passed a new congressional map, some races are becoming a little more clear.

We’ll do this every once in a while. I’ll put out a call and answer your questions.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan appears to be planning to highlight his position in the field as an “outsider,” according to a poll seemingly conducted by his campaign this weekend.

The Better Government Association and Chicago Sun-Times took a swing at Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) this weekend and, frankly, I’m not sure why.

If Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) wanted to be taken seriously, her first six months in office have shown she’s largely unwilling to do the things it takes for someone to be an effective member of Congress and has tied her political fortunes to the proverbial looney bin.

Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) is holding to her campaign promises to do nothing for her constituents.

The Bears may be considering a move to Arlington Heights. Who’s gonna pay for it?

It seems you could fill the miles between Chicago and Cairo with the differences in opinion between Republicans and Democrats in the rules, laws, constitutionality, and standards for drawing new legislative maps.

Speaker Welch, President Harmon, Governor Pritzker, it’s time to take notice: your constituents want, no, check that, they demand you pass real, substantive ethics reform right now.

I tend to remember campaigns I lose more than campaigns I win anyway, but this is one I’ll never forget.

Governor JB Pritzker’s live-to-tape combined State of the State and budget address wasn’t so much a budget speech.

The national media seems to have sunk its teeth into the notion that Republicans alone are responsible for gerrymandering legislative districts around the country. Then there’s Illinois.

House Speaker Michael Madigan’s best path to re-election victory may be a political siege. In war, that was isolating Vicksburg to use up its artillery and food in an effort to make the rebels capitulate. Madigan may do it with political capital.

By my count, with a little organizing help from Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office, there have been at least 27 separate lawsuits filed against Governor JB Pritzker or other officials related to Pritzker’s executive orders or enforcement of those orders.

Campaign finance reports are in from the 3rd quarter. We know who is spending money where and how much Democrats are outspending their Republican opponents. We have a sense of who is running a good campaign and who isn’t. So, with two weeks to go, we present to you an updated list of our top 10 legislative seats likely to flip in November.