Articles filed under Politics
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First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiledAug 09, 2025 4:00 am - The 104th butter cow sculpture has been revealed at the Illinois State Fair, kicking off this year's theme of "Adventure Awaits" across the fairgrounds.
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Aug 09, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois joins multi-state effort to crack down on illegal robocalls. Attorney General warns 37 voice providers to stop routing illegal calls into the state or face consequences.
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Second bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Democrats stayedAug 08, 2025 12:05 pm - A second bomb threat was called in to the Q Center in St. Charles, police reported Friday morning.
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Pritzker says redistricting in Illinois a possibility if Texas goes ahead with remapAug 05, 2025 4:39 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday reiterated his support for Texas legislators who are staying in Illinois to thwart a vote on a Congressional redistricting proposal that they say will disenfranchise minority voters.
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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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Prosecutors don’t oppose release of timeline in foster child’s deathAug 02, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for weeks has said it is deferring to local prosecutors in its refusal to release a timeline in the case of an 18-year-old who died in foster care. But local prosecutors, the St. Clair County state’s attorney’s office, say they do not oppose release of the information.
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Illinois State Police: 225 stolen vehicles were recovered in recent anti-theft campaignAug 02, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois police crack down on vehicle theft - 225 stolen vehicles recovered and 15 firearms seized.
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Kelly leans on experience in Illinois’ Democratic Senate primaryAug 02, 2025 4:00 am - Congresswoman Robin Kelly cites an ability to pass legislation as why voters should choose her in crowded Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat.
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Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois electionsAug 02, 2025 4:00 am - The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters and...
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State Sen. DeWitte won’t seek reelectionJul 19, 2025 12:04 pm - State Sen. Don DeWitte of St. Charles will not seek re-election to the 33rd District seat in 2026.