US State Politics
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Illinois shows how protecting workers’ rights is good policyOct 04, 2025 1:30 pm - Seven years ago, Illinois became ground zero in a generations-long fight over workers’ rights. The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31 imposed so-called “right-to-work” conditions on every public sector worker in the nation.
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Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
Sep 24, 2025 5:33 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he is hoping to meet with ICE this week about their operations in the Chicago area after federal officials have left Illinois in the dark about immigration enforcement.
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Trump officials shut down bribery probe of border czar Tom Homan
Sep 21, 2025 4:23 pm - The Trump administration’s border czar, Tom Homan, was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents in Texas in September 2024, w...
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Ex-GOP leader Don Tracy running for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seatAug 13, 2025 3:09 pm - Former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Dick Durbin.
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Pritzker: FBI can’t arrest Texas lawmakers sheltering in Illinois
Aug 07, 2025 5:23 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker brushed aside suggestions Thursday that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers who have fled to Illinois to delay voting on a mid-decade Republican redistricting plan.
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GOP state lawmaker considering congressional runJun 02, 2025 6:56 pm - Perennial Republican congressional candidate James Marter of Oswego may soon have competition for his party’s nomination in Illinois’ 14th District.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be featured at Barrington eventJan 06, 2025 12:46 pm - Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be featured virtually at a civic event in Barrington next month. McCarthy will be interviewed Feb. 1 as part of the annual Town-Warming at Barrington’s White House, 145 W. Main St.
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Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
Apr 29, 2024 9:23 pm - CHICAGO — A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether he illegally co...
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