Black lawmakers lash out at Rauner
— June 25, 2018State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch says Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t set foot in his near west suburban Cook County district in nearly four years. “Bruce Rauner has not spent…
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Analysts: State budget doesn’t go far enough
— June 11, 2018While Illinois politicians basked in the accomplishment of passing a state budget on time, the bond-rating community gave a collective “Who cares?” Despite last week’s press releases…
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Eureka congressional candidate rejuvenating democracy with town halls
— April 19, 2018Congressmen shouldn’t make voters feel like Dorothy and her friends at the doors of Emerald City, pleading for an audience with the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. At least that’s…
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Primaries set stage for lively general election battles in Southwest Illinois
— March 28, 2018As Democrats in Washington, D.C., hope to snare the balance of power from Republicans this fall, some Southern Illinois Congressional races are drawing increasing attention as potential…
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Late results propel Casten into Sixth District Dem nomination
— March 21, 2018Sean Casten moved into a narrow lead over Kelly Mazeski for the Sixth District nomination for Congress as results trickled in overnight. Final unofficial results gave Casten nearly…
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State pours money into capital projects in new budget
— June 2, 2018In the end, everyone got something they were seeking with the state budget: Democrats got more money for social service providers and schools; Republicans got no new tax increases;…
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Harold, Raoul gear up for November run for attorney general
— March 28, 2018A former Miss America and a longtime state senator will square off in the battle to be Illinois’ next attorney general. Republican Erika Harold and Democrat Kwame Raoul both got the…
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Seeking House majority, Democrats look for two pickups in suburbs
— March 26, 2018Democrats need to win 26 more seats nationally to seize the majority in the House of Representative next year and they hope to get two by flipping a pair of suburban seats in November’s…
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