Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t a presidential candidate yet, but in the immediate aftermath of his reelection Tuesday he announced a 200-point national agenda he wants congressional Democrats to tackle after the party’s enormous victory in the midterm elections.

The final midterm votes are still being counted, but make no mistake: The next election season has already begun.

President Donald Trump repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. They appear to be taking his advice — and that's not a good thing for the Republican president or his party.

The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose.

Incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker has leaned into his business background during his nearly eight years in office while flexing the levers of government to incentivize companies to relocate to or expand their footprint in Illinois. Republican nominee Darren Bailey, on the other hand, favors a laissez-faire approach focusing on less state spending and lower tax rates. But Illinois still lags in key economic metrics, most notably trailing the country in real GDP growth.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has spent nearly $39 million so far this election cycle to support fellow Democrats and their causes beyond his own reelection, even though many out-of-state races he’s backing look like long shots. To see why, look at Texas.

The two major-party candidates for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat clashed Tuesday night over the war in Iran, immigration and affordability, with Republican Don Tracy largely embracing President Donald Trump’s policies and Democrat Juliana Stratton pledging to check presidential power.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday cast doubt on his ambitious housing program passing in the short fall legislative session but indicated optimism about legislation to regulate data centers and support a new Bears stadium to be located in the suburbs or even stay in Chicago.

When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched his campaign for Senate last year, he skipped the local pageantry.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Sunday he will seek a second term, ending speculation over his plans by making a forceful argument that he deserves four more years in City Hall to try to entrench his progressive agenda.