SPRINGFIELD – Backers of a graduated income tax constitutional amendment conceded defeat Wednesday for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s marquee policy proposal which was projected to bring…
SPRINGFIELD – For the first time since Illinois adopted judicial retention elections in 1964, an Illinois Supreme Court justice lost a retention bid to stay on the state’s highest…
Marie Newman, the suburban business owner who defeated a longtime Democrat incumbent in the March primary, will keep the Third Congressional District for the Democrats. Newman…
Illinois voters rejected a proposition that would have amended the state constitution to fundamentally change the income tax system. The graduated tax amendment, a key platform of the…
SPRINGFIELD – Although nearly 3.6 million Illinoisans had already voted by Monday morning, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections, nearly 2.3 million ballots are still…
The Tazewell County Clerk’s Office reported Monday, Nov. 2 it has seen the number of early ballots cast far exceed numbers for 2016. The previous high participation total for…
Correction note: A previous version of this story incorrectly classified money raised as money spent, prematurely making a claim that this is the most expensive Supreme Court race in…
Elections with only in-person voting on a single day are higher risk for COVID-19 spread because there will be larger crowds and longer wait times. The virus that causes COVID-19, is…
SPRINGFIELD – Heading into the final weekend before Election Day, Illinois voters continue to set records for advance voting, and election officials are urging anyone who has not…
SPRINGFIELD – Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases, voters in Illinois and across the nation are shattering records for early voting. As of Friday, Oct. 23, according to the Illinois…
Chicago Democrat Steans to ...
SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at ...
Education bill to revamp ...
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COVID-19 restrictions lessened as ...
SPRINGFIELD – All high school sports — including the higher-risk football, basketball ...
State has received 1.6 ...
SPRINGFIELD – Two more regions of the state moved to Phase 4 ...
