Gun control advocates might finally be able to gain enough traction to overcome the gun lobby.
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Today is Saturday April 3, the 93rd day of 2021. There are 272 days left in the year.
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan won a federal appeals court decision Monday in which a 2016 Democratic primary challenger for his legislative seat alleged Madigan planted sham candidates on the ballot to ensure he’d win.
The governor needs to start putting some points on the board or this could morph into something that voters might eventually care about.
Michael Madigan's announcement that he was stepping down as chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party set off another battle for influence among the state’s top elected officials.
Michael Madigan's announcement that he was stepping down as chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party set off another battle for influence among the state’s top elected officials.
The announcement came just days after Madigan resigned his seat in the House after a 50-year career in the General Assembly.
Michael Madigan, who rose through the Illinois General Assembly ranks over five decades to become the most powerful policy gatekeeper in Illinois government, on Thursday announced he is stepping down from his House seat, a month after he was ousted as the country's longest-serving state house speaker.
“It’s no secret that I have been the target of vicious attacks by people who sought to diminish my many achievements lifting up the working people of Illinois," Madigan said.
“I leave office at peace with my decision and proud of the many contributions I’ve made to the state of Illinois, and I do so knowing I’ve made a difference,” Madigan wrote in a lengthy emailed statement.
Drawn-out arms-control negotiations can suck up precious foreign-policy bandwidth. They can also give Russia potential leverage over other aspects of the relationship.
Watch now: Newly sworn in state Sen. Doris Turner hopes to leave impact that outlives time in office
State Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, was in the midst of what she described as her “legacy term” on the Springfield City Council.
Andy Manar resigned Jan. 17 after eight years in the Illinois Senate to become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, departing the chamber with just under two years left in his term.
Andy Manar resigned Jan. 17 after eight years in the Illinois Senate to become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, departing the chamber with just under two years left in his term.
Democratic Party officials in the 48th Illinois Senate District will meet Saturday in Springfield to select one of eight finalists to serve out the remainder of former state Sen. Andy Manar’s term.
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2021. There are 331 days left in the year.
Three candidates with Macon County ties are among those who have applied.
The search to replace former state Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, has officially commenced.
The Illinois House on Wednesday elected its first Black speaker to replace the longest-serving legislative leader in modern U.S. history, picking Democratic Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch for the job and pushing aside Michael Madigan after he was implicated in an ongoing bribery investigation.
Frustration with Madigan has been building as his members have become younger and more progressive, straining under his autocratic style, which lets members advance only a few of their bills per session.
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will not serve as a presidential elector in Illinois. Instead, he is being replaced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, the state Democratic Party confirmed, and the reason has to do with a requirement of the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville Tuesday defeated Springfield Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan for the 13th district congressional seat i…
In Pennsylvania, the state Democratic Party and its allies had sought an extension of the Election Day deadline to count mailed ballots. The court next weighs a similar issue in Wisconsin.
Balloting for the Nov. 3 general election kicks off Thursday with the opening of some early-voting polling sites while election officials acro…
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The day after speaking at the Republican National Convention, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, said the experience was exciting and moving.