It was easy to see it coming, the Illinois Republican Party said recently regarding the Cook County Democratic Party's endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker.
Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.
Michael Madigan keeps moving his Chicago pawns around, and it's always Illinois residents who end up losing, the Northwest Side GOP Club said in a press release following passage of the state budget.
Ammie Kessem objected so much to the recently passed Illinois budget that she felt like she could do only one thing: announce her candidacy for the 19th District House seat.
The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.
The Northwest Side Democratic elections in 2018 and 2019 are shaping up as battles between incumbents linked to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Speaker of the House Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and the up-and-coming progressive faction, particularly in the 39th Ward.
It's apparently better for Democratic Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) to stick his foot in his mouth than stick a hand in billionaire J.B. Pritzker's pocket, the lllinois Republican Party suggested recently.
Northwestern University is leading a "novel" clinical trial aimed at helping people with rare cancers through a unique method that works to reactivate their immune systems.
Former Maine South basketball star Brad Perry continues to stand tall, becoming the first Carthage Red Men player to earn the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Freshman of the Year award recently.
Months before Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) announced he will run for governor in 2018, he established a political action committee (PAC) that shows close ties to House Speaker Mike Madigan, but it doesn't appear that will gain him early support for his campaign.
Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board candidates Ralph Bonatz, Katherine David and Jean Forrest have banded together as the Parents With Purpose slate in an effort to sweep the election.
Maine Township Trustee Laura Morask, a candidate for township supervisor, announced the formation of the Republican Unity Slate for the April 4 election.
The Better Government Association reviewed what it describes as mixed results of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's record since her election in 2010.