Illinois State Politics
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Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton to step aside after current termAug 07, 2025 5:45 pm - State Rep. Amy Grant, a Wheaton Republican who held a seat on the DuPage County Board before voters sent her to Springfield, has announced her current term will be her last.
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Transit town hall set for Aug. 11 in Vernon HillsAug 06, 2025 12:20 pm - Illinois Sens. Adriane Johnson of Buffalo Grove and Mary Edly-Allen of Libertyville will host a town-hall meeting in Vernon Hills on Monday, Aug. 11, to share updates about the state of transit in Illinois.
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Bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Dems are stayingAug 06, 2025 10:49 am - St. Charles police are investigating a bomb threat Wednesday morning at a conference center where Democratic Texas state lawmakers have been staying.
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GOP’s Ufodike to again run for 51st state House seatAug 05, 2025 11:50 am - A former township trustee from Lake County will take another run at the state House in 2026.
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Arlington Heights trustee launches bid for state Senate seatAug 04, 2025 7:02 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee and Shelter, Inc. CEO Carina Santa Maria is running for the state Senate seat held by Mark Walker, who isn’t seeking reelection next year.
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‘We will hide them at our own legal peril’: DuPage Democratic leader pledges to protect Texan lawmakersAug 04, 2025 4:20 pm - More than two dozen Texas Democrats have made the West suburbs their temporary home after they fled Austin on Sunday to block a Republican redistricting plan. Here’s how that happened.
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Geneva woman running for Republican nomination for state SenateAug 04, 2025 2:48 pm - A Geneva woman is running for the Republican nomination for the 33rd state Senate district.
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Aquifer protection, Chicago pension boost among 124 new laws signed by Pritzker
Aug 04, 2025 2:20 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session. The measures signed last week expand what must be covered by state-regulated insurance plans, require libraries to stock opioid antagonists, and add new training requirements for law enforcement officers, medical professionals and food handlers.
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Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump
Aug 04, 2025 8:07 am - A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of Democratic legislators left the state to block a vote, followed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott warning them that he will seek their removal from office if they don’t return.
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Texas Democrats flee to the suburbs to block Trump-backed redistrictingAug 03, 2025 3:58 pm - Democratic Texas state lawmakers fled Austin for the Chicago suburbs Sunday to block a controversial redistricting plan that likely would hand Republicans more seats in Congress.