Former Republican state senator Schimpf to run for governor
February 15, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, who spent four years representing the 58th District and was the Republican Party’s candidate for attorney general in 2014,…
SPRINGFIELD – Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, who spent four years representing the 58th District and was the Republican Party’s candidate for attorney general in 2014,…
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s seven-day rolling average COVID-19 case positivity rate remained below 3.5 percent Monday, Feb. 8 while a state Senate committee announced it will hold…
SPRINGFIELD — The House Executive Committee advanced an election bill that would make permanent some of the expansions to mail-in voting that were passed for the 2020 general election….
State Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon is considering a run for statewide office in 2022. Whether for governor, U.S. Senate or another position, he has not decided. The 34-year-old Illinois…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ presidential electors officially cast their 20 ballots Monday, Dec. 14 for the Democratic ticket of Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris, marking the…
SPRINGFIELD – Republicans made a net gain of one seat in the Illinois House while losing one in the state Senate, according to certified official results from the Nov. 3…
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will not serve as a presidential elector in Illinois. Instead, he is being replaced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, the state Democratic…
SPRINGFIELD – Plans are being developed in Illinois for the state’s Electoral College delegates to meet in Springfield on Dec. 14, but they are being complicated by the worsening…
SPRINGFIELD – The highest court in Illinois appointed a new member to its bench on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Justice Robert L. Carter, 74, will join the Illinois Supreme Court, effective…
SPRINGFIELD – As the dust settled after the Nov. 3 general election in Illinois, Republicans in the state patted themselves on the back after making gains, while high-ranking Democrats…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive….
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of garden day and plant sale events at various locations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts…
State and community leaders on Monday, Feb. 26, celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 21, proposed growing state spending by over $2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports…
Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aimed at supporting both federal…