CHICAGO, Illinois — The political action committee that for decades supported candidates who back abortion rights in Illinois ...

THURSDAY’s ANSWER: Gov. JB Pritzker made the first large contribution to jumpstart the Better Government Association’s ...

HE’s DOING IT: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to announce on Thursday that he’ll seek a third term in 2026, leaving open ...

CHANGING SIDES: Joe Walsh, the former Illinois congressman who once aligned himself with the Tea Party, announced Wednesday that he’s joining the Democratic Party — and he’s considering running for ...

Happy Monday, Illinois. It was another weekend of political upheaval and high drama. The response: Democrats showered Biden with praise and many said they’d back Harris — but Gov. JB Pritzker ...

How Illinois played ‘tough politics’ on guns. By SHIA KAPOS . 01/12/2023 08:09 AM EST. With help from Olivia Olander. Happy Thursday, Illinois.

POLITICAL-PALOOZA! Three big stories in Illinois politics share a similar theme: Republicans are appealing to their base to throw off Democrats ahead of the 2024 general elections.

“There’s still a lot that has to get done. You have to take your time and get it right. You can’t rush and get it wrong,” Welch told your Playbook host. “I mean, we wanna make sure that when we put ...

🌽WE’RE ALL EARS: Rahm Emanuel wrote the book on cities — literally, it was called “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World” — but since his time as U.S. ambassador to Japan, he has ...

Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. I’m thankful that we can connect here every day. Your readership, and your friendship, means the world. PROGRAMMING NOTE: We’re off tomorrow and Friday but ...

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Illinois has compiled $14.6 billion in unpaid bills. It’s running a deficit of $6 billion, and its pension liability has soared to $130 billion. That’s not the worst of it. The state’s ...