Recordings of deceased state senator should be barred from upcoming corruption trial, attorney says
State Sen. Emil Jones III, who remains in the Illinois Senate two-and-a-half years after being charged with bribery, faces ...
Top Illinois Democrat readies a Senate bid — and tells people she has major backing
Juliana Stratton has told fellow Democrats that she plans to run if Sen. Dick Durbin retires and that Gov. JB Pritzker will ...
JB Pritzker on Chuck Schumer’s spending vote: ‘I disagree with what he did’
Schumer joined Republicans in voting to avert a government shutdown last week, infuriating broad swaths of the left — and ...
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Jim Dey | Four allegedly in running for treasurer post
It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...
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Jim Oberweis becomes first Republican to file for Byron Donalds’ seat in Congress
A former Illinois state Senator just became the first Republican to file to succeed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. Jim Oberweis, former Chair of Oberweis Dairy, filed on March 5 to run in Florida’s 19th ...
AG Pam Bondi names interim U.S. attorney for Southern Illinois
Steven Weinhoeft has worked the U.S. Attorney's office office since February 2008, holding multiple leadership roles ...
Former Tennessee state lawmaker says, 'God used Donald Trump' to deliver pardon
Former Republican Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate campaign finance law, was ...