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One month from election day, Gov. J.B. Pritzker received an endorsement from a former top Springfield Republican who served over Pritzker’s opponent during his time in the Illinois House of Representatives. In a campaign video released Monday, former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, who retired in 2023, endorsed Gov. J.B. Pritzker in his bid…

Former corrections officer turned Brown Co. GOP chair David Kurfman is trying to energize IDOC employees, while the union representing them says republican policies will hurt them MT. STERLING, Ill. – Republican leadership in Brown County says there are big blocks of voters that are essential to get to the polls on November 3 to…

QUINCY–QUINCY, IL – Adams County Clerk Ryan A. Niekamp announced today that Early Voting is now underway at the Adams County Clerk’s Office for the November 3, 2026, General Election. Early Voting is available during the Clerk’s Office’s normal business hours through Monday, November 2. The office will also be open for Early Voting on…

The Republican is still attending campaign events with other GOP candidates on the November 3 ballot MT. STERLING, Ill. –Republican Tim Bass needs just one vote to secure the at-large judicial seat in the eighth district. Bass delivered the line and generated some laughs during his recent appearance at the Brown County GOP dinner in…

Tracy, back home in Brown County, got the crowd going at the GOP dinner with several verbal zingers MT. STERLING, Ill. –Lawyer turned U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy thinks he’s got a slogan that will stick with voters as he goes against the Democratic Party’s anointed successor to the retiring Dick Durbin: “Don’t vote for…

Bailey said FOID card holders could get him to that sweet spot of two million votes, as he anticipates democrats will stay away from the polls compared with the last election MT. STERLING, Ill.–The Brown County Republican dinner Saturday night at American Legion Post 374 took on the feel of a “barn burner,” Saturday evening,…

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — State Senator Jil Tracy (50th District), State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (100th District), Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard and Elm City Center will host a Free Shred Day, Saturday, Sept. 19, in Jacksonville. Residents are invited to bring personal and business documents to Elm City Center from 9 to 11 a.m. for secure destruction…

The Republican candidate said he was caught off guard and will remain focused on state issues that he believes will determine the outcome of the governor’s race SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spent Tuesday touting his record of fostering Illinois’ economic growth while characterizing his Republican opponent, Darren Bailey, and MAGA Republicans, as…

Americans for Prosperity Illinois Deputy State Director Brian Costin said 24 Illinois school districts and other taxing bodies credited consultants they hired with helping pass a combined projected total of $3.4 billion in tax collections through referendums. Costin said that would be a violation of the state ethics act by spending public funds on what he […]

The city's agreement to settle the cases comes despite still-pending efforts by lawyers representing police officer defendants and the city itself to defeat the cases in court and despite efforts by current Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to oppose some of the plaintiffs' efforts to secure so-called certificates of innocence (COI).

A similar arrangement exists at Rate Field, where the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority owns the stadium used by the White Sox. Because the facility is publicly owned, the team does not pay property taxes. Under the Bears proposal, the team would still pay taxes on any surrounding development in Arlington Heights.

Part of Illinois' $55.9 billion state budget includes a pause of a scheduled increase for the statewide gas tax. The Motor Fuel Tax was scheduled to increase by 1.3 cents on July 1, but the approved budget pauses the increase for six months, pushing it to January.

Huynh said he’s faced anti-Asian sentiment throughout his time campaigning and serving in political office, but it escalated after video of his interaction with armed ICE agents went viral. But a Freedom of Information Act request placed with Chicago and state police did not return records pertaining to threats made against Huynh or his office between […]

The closure comes as Gerresheimer works through a broader financial and operational restructuring.

"You can destroy a city in two easy steps: drive away the people at the top who provide an extraordinary share of its capital, investment, employment, taxes, and philanthropy, and simultaneously make life sufficiently unpleasant at street level that ordinary people and businesses begin wondering why they should stay."

"If we begin removing the resources we rely on prematurely, we are risking long-term stability. A stronger, more resilient energy future keeps all options on the table, including natural gas, renewables, and nuclear energy, as we look to grid modernization, advanced energy technologies, and responsible infrastructure development."

Four super PACs — the Common Ground Collective, the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, Urban Center, and Brighter Futures — have spent at least $3.5 million since July 15, the most recent deadline to report campaign spending to the state.