Illinois State Politics
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Once a Madigan donor, Stephens now says he's taking on speaker's 'corruption'Oct 21, 2020 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to note a $5,000 campaign contribution made in 2000 to Friends of Mike Madigan, attributed to a campaign fund controlled by Bra...
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Endorsement: Gabel for Illinois House District 18Oct 20, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Robyn Gabel, an Evanston Democrat, has served the 18th District for a decade. She prides herself on being an independent thinker for her North Shore district ...
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Anne Stava-Murray: Candidate profile, Illinois State House - 81st DistrictOct 19, 2020 11:00 pm - Incumbent Anne Stava-Murray, a Democrat from Naperville, and Laura Hois, a Republican from Downers Grove, are vying to represent District 81 in the Illinois General Asse...
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Laura Hois: Candidate profile, Illinois State House - 81st DistrictOct 19, 2020 11:00 pm - In the race to represent District 81 in the Illinois House of Representatives, Republican Laura Hois of Downers Grove is challenging incumbent Democrat Anne Stava-Murray...
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Where the 81st state House District candidates stand on a graduated income taxOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - The candidates vying to represent the 81st state House District know their constituents - and the state's budget - have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. In the face...
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Partisan battle over state Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spendingOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - With Election Day weeks away, top Republican donors have funneled more than $2.5 million to unseat one of four Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme Court - and po...
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Future uncertain for measures to ban red-light camerasOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - This story has been updated from its original version to clarify details of the federal bribery case against former state Sen. Martin Sandoval. The Illinois House a...
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Buffalo Grove parks board member replaces Link in Illinois SenateOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - Adriane Johnson, a Buffalo Grove Park District board member with a long history of community involvement, will fill the seat of disgraced former state Sen. Terry Link, l...
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Drive-through flu shot clinicsOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods is providing drive-through flu shot clinics in his 26th District in October. Residents with insurance or Medicare can drive up...
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Editorial: Committee investigating Madigan should not delay its workOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois House created a Special Investigating Committee in September to study whether Speaker Michael Madigan should be censured for connections to the ComEd briber...