Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s punishment of fellow Democrat Fred Crespo after he offered his own budget proposal was ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will make a decision on whether or not to seek a third term in July, while also agreeing to ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

Speaking exclusively to Capitol News Illinois on Thursday, Welch, D-Hillside, said he removed Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman ...

One Jewish Democratic strategist said that none of the three major candidates have deep ties to the Jewish community, leaving ...

Candida “Connie” Cain on Saturday declared her intent to seek the Democratic nomination in the March 17, 2026 primary for ...

Illinois Republicans have no bench of experienced prospects to speak of. Because of extreme gerrymandering, the GOP has few ...

Epstein. His story is here. Some rivalries: In 2021, Kelly defeated Pritzker’s candidate for Illinois Democratic Party chair, and a year later Pritzker pushed out Kelly from the position.

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson believes the Democratic Party will likely seek a centrist candidate in ...

Welch said he also removed the Hoffman Estates representative from the Democratic caucus over a ... Welch told Jak Tichenor, host of the “Illinois Lawmakers” program, that he implemented ...

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% ...