Politics News
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State Senate passes Medicare, tax zone legislation
May 7, 2021 3:50 PM - apping off a slow legislative week as the General Assembly grapples with drawing redistricting maps, the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and massive energy overhaul legislation, the Senate passed 14 bills Thursday, most of them unanimously. -
GOP seeks a candidate that can end its exile in Virginia
May 7, 2021 3:11 PM - Virginia Republicans hoping to break a 12-year losing streak are meeting this weekend to choose their nominee for governor
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Cecola takes office as Barrington Hills village president
May 7, 2021 11:39 AM - With state Rep. Martin McLaughlin making good on a promise to step down as Barrington Hills' village president, his successor took office this week. -
Longtime Glendale Heights president takes election fight to federal court
May 6, 2021 6:02 PM - As Glendale Heights swears in a new village president, two losing candidates are still protesting the election. -
Pritzker now says budget can include added $350 million for schools
May 6, 2021 5:03 PM - Citing an "improved" economic outlook, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 million in fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1. -
GOP leaders again call out House Dems for redistricting 'hypocrisy'
May 6, 2021 4:07 PM - Illinois House Republicans continue to demand a "fair" redistricting process, following a news report depicting Democratic lawmakers meeting behind a closed door to discuss the mapmaking process. -
Illinois attorney general responds to cybersecurity attack, audit warning
May 6, 2021 3:14 PM - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday addressed the recent cyber breach of his office's online network, as well as an audit of his office released earlier this year that warned of weaknesses in its cybersecurity programs. -
GOP senators call for standardized election procedures across all counties
May 6, 2021 3:08 PM - Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to standardize the way local authorities across Illinois handle elections, from the training of election judges to posting information about delays in ballot counting. -
Public funds for a stadium on Arlington Park site? At least one state lawmaker open to it
May 7, 2021 2:04 PM - Three state lawmakers who represent Arlington Heights differ on whether they'd support public funding if a professional sports franchise like the Chicago Bears sought to build a stadium on the Arlington Park site. -
House speaker says minority representation key to remap effort
May 5, 2021 7:24 PM - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, stepped back from supporting an independent commission on legislative redistricting in comments Wednesday to the Illinois Press Association/Illinois Press Foundation.
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