Read their story here It’s an unusual posture for a Democratic-led legislature toward Chicago’s mayor, says political observer Kent Redfield, who described the pushback as “stunning.” At the center is ...

With the primary in the rearview mirror and lawmakers rushing back to Springfield, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is ...

Illinois Republicans are starting to read the tea leaves — and they don’t exactly like what they’re seeing. As Democrats ...

Illinois' heavily Democratic tilt means statewide candidates and those in the Chicago area and its suburbs are favored to win ...

At O’Hare, about 75 officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are rotating through multiple shifts, ...

Illinois' primary elections are less than two weeks away, and from U.S. Senate to Illinois Governor to dozens of people vying to replace iconic names in the U.S. House, it's a stacked ballot. The ...

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats are seizing on a wave of new job commitments and private-sector investment, countering Republican attacks that companies are fleeing the ...

After six years at the helm of the Lake County Democrats — and decades working behind the scenes — Lauren Beth Gash is ...

In its first midterms test, the powerful pro-Israel group backed two victors but failed to secure its preferred outcome in the two districts where it spent the most.

Two national Democratic heavyweights are set to campaign in the state this week, a sign of the high stakes in the race to ...

The Illinois primaries have seen gobs of spending, both in the highly-watched Senate race and further down the ballot in competitive open House seats. Groups affiliated with the American Israel Public ...