Sen. Dick Durbin worries Trump administration could seek to interfere in midterm elections

With less than a week until the midterm elections, as candidates press the flesh, outgoing Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is expressing concerns about possible interference with the counting of...

A Word with The Bird: Incumbent State Rep. Kelly Cassidy details her platform | The Loyola Phoenix

Cassidy shares her backstory, past work and future hopes for the 14th district.

Veto session: Democrat hopes to pass tax credits for independent pharmacies, grocers

Credit would take effect immediately, but cost unclear

Meet the candidates for Illinois Senate District 36

Democratic State Senator Mike Halpin is being challenged by Republican Brad Beekman in Illinois Senate District 36, which includes all or parts of Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, and...

State Rep. Joyce Mason facing challenge in fifth-term bid

The district includes all or part of Gurnee, Wadsworth, Old Mill Creek, Third Lake, Lindenhurst, Lake Villa, Beach Park, Grayslake, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, and Zion.

Column: After years in Springfield, Stephanie Kifowit seeking return to local government

After nearly 14 years representing the 84th District in the Illinois House, the Oswego resident has filed her petition to run for village trustee in her hometown in next spring’s election.

Greenlight task force, Home for Good bill, to ease lives of Illinois' formerly incarcerated

The Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments wants to ensure the Clean Slate Act is properly implemented and funded.

US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: Anti-Indian hate came to my family’s temple in Aurora

Hatred toward minorities is not new in America, but the recent surge in hostility toward Indian Americans is staggering.

Uncommon Interview: Christian Mitchell, Democratic Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor

Ahead of the midterms, Mitchell—who was previously UChicago’s vice president for civic engagement—spoke with the Maroon about his background in politics, his time at UChicago, and his campaign with...

Pritzker's PAC is spending to back Dems in heated Kansas, Mississippi Senate races

Gov. JB Pritzker is honorary chair of the PAC, launched in September. He vowed to spend $15 million to help Democrats in districts President Donald Trump had previously won.

Lieutenant Governor candidate Mitchell: I’m not your average Chicago politician - Capitol City Now

Mitchell says he'd be more public-facing as lieutenant governor, than he was as deputy governor.

Illinois Dems take their show on the road

Donald Trump endorsed Darren Bailey. JB Pritzker has made it his closing message.

With barely a week to go before the election, Gov. JB Pritzker rallied with the United Auto Workers on the South Side of Chicago on Sunday, where he re-upped a major union endorsement and hinted at...

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Pritzker nabs big endorsement; AG hopes for more funding

Illinois lieutenant governor race: Christian Mitchell, Aaron Del Mar vie for a No. 2 job with big...

Democrat Christian Mitchell could become governor if Pritzker wins the White House, while Republican Aaron Del Mar, a combative former Cook County GOP chair, is Darren Bailey’s bridge to the suburbs.