Top Illinois Democrat readies a Senate bid — and tells people she has major backing
Juliana Stratton has told fellow Democrats that she plans to run if Sen. Dick Durbin retires and that Gov. JB Pritzker will ...
Trump isn’t alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too
Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create ...
Letters: To stop gerrymandering in Illinois, a federal authority should decree an end to it nationwide
The problem won’t be solved until Congress and/or the U.S. Supreme Court finally require all states, not just Illinois, to ...
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U.S. Senate clears spending bill for Trump’s signature
The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September.
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Trump signs stopgap spending bill into law, following U.S. Senate passage
The White House said on Saturday afternoon that President Trump had signed the stopgap spending bill, avoiding a partial ...
Illinois Dems split on allowing vote on bill to avert government shutdown
Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting to allow the measure to proceed for a final vote on Friday. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., voted against it, saying she refuses to give Trump ...
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5 bills to push back against Illinois’ culture of political corruption
Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...
WATCH: Illinois Republicans say public safety, tax relief should be addressed
Now that the 104th General Assembly is back to work in Springfield, the minority party is emphasizing public safety and ...
Senate Dems join with Republicans to pass government funding bill, avert a midnight shutdown
The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
Illinois votes on a new state flag design -- and chooses the current one
“Some may call it an SOB and the vexillogical community (flag experts) may hate it, but people overwhelmingly prefer our ...
Newsom tells Senate Dems to ‘do the right thing,’ oppose CR
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has called on Senate Democrats “to stand up and do the right thing” and vote no on the GOP-backed stopgap bill that would avert a looming government ...