JB Pritzker launches 1st TV ads in Dem primary for governor
Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker is launching the first television ads of the Democratic primary for Illinois governor.
Trump slams pollsters as survey buries sustained popularity over Clinton
President Trump took a few more shots Monday at his old nemesis – the pollsters who confidently predicted his loss last year – after new surveys were released playing up the president’s low approval ratings at the end of his first 100 days.
Suburban Chicago Trump backer beats challenger by 151 votes
A longtime suburban Chicago mayor whose support for Donald Trump ignited a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign has narrowly defeated his Democratic challenger.
Illinois village to resolve election tie with coin flip
The next president of a southern Illinois community will be decided by the flip of a coin.
Rauner on campaign-style tour of Illinois as 2018 race looms
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner launched a two-day tour paid for by his campaign fund on Tuesday, insisting the statewide fly around "has nothing to do with the election" even as Democrats line up to unseat him in 2018 and his approval ratings sag.
Billionaire JB Pritzker announces Illinois governor bid
Billionaire J.B. Pritzker touted his business record and progressive values Thursday as he kicked off his campaign for Illinois governor, raising the financial stakes in what was already expected to be a costly and competitive fight to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Trump-supporting mayor appears to have won re-election
A longtime suburban Chicago mayor who held a fundraiser for President Donald Trump last year has expanded his narrow lead in his re-election battle with a union organizer backed by top Democrats.
Experts: Illinois school election affirms transgender policy
School board candidates who supported a plan to let a transgender student use the girls' locker room at a suburban Chicago school survived an election challenge in one of several local races that took on an issue that has been the focus of state and national debate.
Transgender issue overshadows Illinois school board election
A school board race in suburban Chicago centers on transgender student access to locker rooms and restrooms, with a slate of candidates in Tuesday's election promising to roll back a policy that allowed a transgender student to use the girls' facilities.
Judge: Cannabis companies can make campaign contributions
Illinois' medical marijuana companies, operating in an industry abounding with rules, now have one less regulation they have to follow.
Biden says he could have won the presidency if he ran
Former Vice President Joe Biden says that if he had run for president in 2016 he could have won.
Chicago FOP pushes back board of directors run-off election date
The Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7 has pushed back their runoff election date.
JB Pritzker takes step toward 2018 bid for Illinois governor
Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker has taken the first formal step toward a 2018 challenge to Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Trump invites family members of people killed by unauthorized immigrants to joint address
The White House on Monday announced that President Trump and the first lady invited five people to attend his first joint address to Congress.
Some residents push for resolution to make Oak Park a 'Sanctuary City'
White House officials said late Saturday they would seek an immediate stay of a federal judge's ruling that puts President Trump's travel ban on hold.
Curiosity abounds ahead of Trump inauguration
With Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez and other Capitol Hill Democrats planning to protest Trump's swearing-in rather than attend it, Republicans say they're dividing America.
Newspaper lists Trump inauguration ceremony in TV section as episode of "The Twilight Zone"
The Scottish Sunday Herald included a listing for Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony in its TV section, calling it the return of "The Twilight Zone."
Aurora mayor's race takes shape
The 2017 race for mayor in Illinois' second-largest city is taking shape.
Rauner donates $50M to his 2018 campaign fund
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner contributed $50 million to his own campaign fund as he prepares to seek re-election in 2018, a record-setting amount that Republicans said was intended as a warning to Democrats considering challenging him.
Trump cruises to Electoral College victory despite protests
Donald Trump surpasses 270 votes in Electoral College to formally win presidency