SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Thaddeus Jones’ name was legally placed on a February primary ballot seeking the Democratic nomination for Calumet City mayor, according to an Illinois…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ Democratic State Central Committee elected U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly as its new chair on March 3 on a razor thin margin. Kelly, who lives in suburban Matteson…
SPRINGFIELD — Nearly three dozen Democratic members of the Illinois House of Representatives signed onto a resolution Monday to “condemn” a southern Illinois Republican lawmaker…
SPRINGFIELD — Edward Guerra Kodatt, who was appointed Sunday, Feb. 21 to replace Former Speaker Michael Madigan, resigned abruptly Wednesday, Feb. 24 after Madigan and Chicago Ald….
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained notoriety for challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 executive orders last year, announced Monday, Feb. 22 that he will…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are required to draw new legislative and congressional district maps this year, but that process may be thrown into chaos because of delays in producing…
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…
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Challenges persist for women, minorities ...PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions ...
Chicago officials seek to allay ...Chicago officials tried to reassure Pilsen neighborhood residents that they are doing ...
