Illinois Top Democrats Urge President Joe Biden Not To Fire US Attorney John Lausch
With federal corruption investigations still underway in Illinois, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth ask to spare Illinois’ US Attorney from termination.
With federal corruption investigations still underway in Illinois, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth ask to spare Illinois’ US Attorney from termination.
Ex-state Sen. Sam McCann, who waged a longshot 2018 bid for Illinois governor, is accused of misusing more than $200,000 in campaign funds
As COVID-19 cases continue trending downward in Illinois, officials are wary of what kind of impact variants will have on the state’s caseloads and hospitalizations.
The governor says he’ll activate 250 soldiers to protect the Springfield Capitol from the potential for armed violence ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration.
Welch replaces Michael J. Madigan as House Speaker, ending Madigan’s decades-long grip on power.
After decades in power, Madigan faced opposition to his 19th term as speaker in the wake of a federal corruption probe that has ensnared his close advisors.
With 60 votes needed, 51 House Dems chose Madigan, 18 went for state Rep. Ann Williams, and three for Rep. Stephanie Kifowit; next vote is Monday.
The legislative Black Caucus is pushing for criminal justice and education reform in the lame-duck session starting Friday.
Some Democrats suggested they were prepared to vote on an income tax hike after voters rejected the graduated tax proposal. Now they say no tax increase is happening.
The Republican nomination in the 2022 campaign for Illinois governor is a free-for-all, with many people considering a run.