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Capitol Fax: Conservative Republican battle brewing for gubernatorial bid
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Illinois Republican Party has successfully avoided being dragged into the hard-right camp at the...
Ex-Gov. Rauner at portrait unveiling: ‘Most gentlemen hanging here did not go to prison’
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMore than four years after completing a tumultuous single term as Illinois’ chief executive, Bruce...
A mentor to Obama, Senate staffer Nia Odeoti-Hassan 'made Illinois a better place'
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllinois State Sen. Doris Turner and Nia Odeoti-Hassan met working at the Illinois State Senate in...
The future of the Illinois GOP — and how far right it may go — lies with this month’s primary
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — More than just picking nominees for governor and other offices, Illinois Republicans’...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces plan to tear down, replace historic Stateville prison
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration said on Friday it plans to rebuild two Illinois...
Illinois Secretary of State: Candidates want to cut wait times, modernize offices
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNext year, for the first time in over 20 years, Illinois will have a new Secretary of State. Candidates Dan Brady, R, of Bloomington and Alexi Giannoulias, D, of Chicago are looking to replace ...
A Red State Is Finally Looking to the Pope for Death Penalty Guidance
Slate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards at the White House in 2020. Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Getty...
Former Illinois Senate president James 'Pate' Philip passes away at age 93
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJames “Pate” Philip, a powerful suburban Chicago politician who served as Illinois Senate president...
Nearly all of Louisiana death row asks for clemency after governor expresses opposition to...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNearly all of the people on Louisiana’s death row have asked to convert their prison time into life...
Illinois Wins End to 50-Year Oversight of State Employment
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- A federal appeals court in Chicago ended five decades of oversight of Illinois...