In a blow to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and a reflection of divided allegiances, the Cook County Democratic Party failed Friday to endorse Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ...

MLB pulled its All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Its return proves that Republicans won the debate over election security.

At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee decided Friday to back Rep.

No Republican, meanwhile, has won statewide office since Rauner in 2014, and few have come especially close. This puts the ...

Republican State Representative Wayne Rosenthal says he will seek re-election next year. Rosenthal is from Morrisonville and ...

McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael said she's ready to seek fifth term amid constant changes in what her office does.

Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.

Norine Hammond announced a bid for reelection to her seat in the Illinois House of Representatives Monday. Hammond has ...

Medicaid is set to become a key issue in the battle over control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections now that ...

Democrats plan to make that expected fallout a campaign focus, while Republicans argue the bill will boost the economy.