One would wonder why a major union would want to wade into the soupy slough of Republican politics.
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Darren Bailey shouldn’t beat Mike Bost.
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We like to periodically open it up to your questions.
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Navigating the pandemic, the deaths of two dozen veterans in a state run home, losing a key constitutional amendment referendum, and overcoming a flow of asylum-seeking migrants into the state have peppered Governor JB Pritzker’s first five years in office.
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Darren Bailey is trying to change the narrative in his 12th District primary against Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) with a stunt news conference on the southern border.
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A federal judge this week pushed former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial from April to October while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a case that could impact some of the bribery charges against the former powerful fixture in Illinois politics.
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With the days waning before we turn the calendar to 2024, we decided to make ten bold predictions about what will happen in Illinois politics next year:
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Tuesday’s action by Governor JB Pritzker to stop construction of a tent city for asylum seekers and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s subsequent finger pointing shows Democrats are woefully unprepared for handling the influx of migrants into Chicago and the rest of the state.
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It appears there are as many as 27 competitive House races shaping up for next November. As petition filing draws to a close, we decided to go through them and give you an idea who is in the best position to win.
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Former Sen. Sam McCann was always a bit of a wild card.
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Governor JB Pritzker announced his plan Thursday to move $160 million from the Department of Human Services budget to address the migrant crisis in Chicago, but the announcement comes with few details on where the money is coming from and exactly how it is being spent.
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Any hope the 12th Congressional District primary between Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) and former State Senator Darren Bailey would turn thoughtful and policy focused was dashed Monday.
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What’s being forgotten in the Invest in Kids scholarship program debate? It’s helping kids.
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Housing migrants and helping them resettle is a costly, controversial conundrum.
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A Chicago Tribune story Monday highlighted concerns from advocates and Governor JB Pritzker’s office over the gubernatorial-appointed and Senate-confirmed Prisoner Review Board for denying too many parole applications made by longtime, mostly violent offenders.
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If we didn’t know it already, Republicans have big problems in the suburbs. Without a serious change in direction, they’re bound to keep losing up and down the ticket.
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Crystal Lake Police officer Kimberley Shipbaugh was on the stand in McHenry County Court Monday when she broke into tears.
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When word leaked this week that Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was prepared to move his team from Chicago’s south side at the end of their current lease in 2029, it became the second professional sports franchise in Chicago trying to shake down taxpayers for a new, or majorly renovated, stadium.
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For more than a decade, Republican operatives and their candidates have doubled down on one message: all Madigan, all the time.
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Life is good for JB Pritzker, politically, at least.
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