Mendoza has not yet made an official decision, but a key event in the lead-up to election season will take place later this week.

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners had argued that union membership would constitute “political activity” under the state’s election code.

Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement announcement earlier this year set off a tsunami that is still shaking up the political world among Illinois Democrats.

As Cook County Democrats prepare to gather later this week to endorse candidates for the 2026 primary election, there is growing speculation Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza will skip running for reelection so she can mount a possible 2027 bid for Chicago mayor.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first television ad has hit the airway in the hotly contested race for a U.S. Senate seat. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi spent half-a-million dollars on his new statewide television and digital ad campaign.

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Emails show the Democracy Forward staff sought to craft a strategy for Trump executive orders with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

“We want Illinoisians throughout our state to understand the ripple effects of the Trump administration’s cruelty and be prepared for what’s to come,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said during a panel discussion at the Greater Chicago Food Depository Thursday.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Murrayville, officially announced his campaign for reelection to the Illinois House of Representatives. Davidsmeyer has served in the Illinois house since 2012, initially representing the 97th District before redistricting shifted the map to become the 100th District.

Hammond has served in the Illinois house since 2010, representing the Illinois 94th District before redistricting shifted her district to the 93rd in 2011. In 2022, Hammond was again elected to represent the 94th District.

Illinois lawmakers have so far achieved mixed results in reining in the burgeoning technology, a task that butts up against moves by the Trump administration to eliminate restrictions on AI.