The billionaire governor is backing his lieutenant governor in a Democratic face-off, but she has struggled to outshine two ...

Brad Beekman spent nearly 30 years in law enforcement, and now he's looking to unseat Sen. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, in Illinois' 36th district, which contains parts of Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Comptroller Susana Mendoza and other members of Congress not seeking reelection in 2026, robust fields are growing in the Democratic primaries for the ...

Leader Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) said political violence has impacted Democrats and Republicans across the country, as former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed just ...

CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial stability in the 1990s, died Sunday, according to his family.

ILLINOIS, USA — A suburban video gambling mogul is putting his chips into a Republican primary bid for Illinois governor. Rick Heidner, a Barrington Hills real estate developer and the owner of Gold ...