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GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey campaigns on July 31, 2022, at the DuPage County Fair in Wheaton.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker secures a second term with easy win over Republican Darren Bailey

November 9, 2022 at 6:59 a.m.

Wealthy progressive Democrat J.B. Pritzker was elected to a second term as Illinois governor Tuesday, overwhelming the rural and religious-based conservative candidacy of state Sen. Darren Bailey after the governor...

Republican candidate for governor and state Sen. Darren Bailey speaks with attendees during a rally near Daley Plaza on Nov. 6, 2022, in Chicago.

Vice President Kamala Harris rallies to energize Black vote while Darren Bailey touts Christian conservatism

November 6, 2022 at 8:19 p.m.

On the final Sunday of the general election season, Illinois Democrats led by Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. J.B. Pritzker aimed to energize Black voters to get to the...

As Democrats sweat GOP surge, politicians led by Biden fan out across Illinois in campaign season’s final weekend

November 6, 2022 at 9:13 a.m.

Politicians fanned out across the state on the final weekend of the 2022 general election campaign, led by President Joe Biden who spoke in Joliet on Saturday amid concerns that...

Illinois state Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, flanked by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and Senate President Don Harmon, speaks during a news conference outside his office at the Capitol building in Springfield on April 7, 2022.

Focusing on crime and economy, GOP seeks to chip away at Democratic dominance of General Assembly

November 3, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

In an election year roiled by a sputtering economy and divisive issues including abortion and crime, two decades of Democratic dominance in the Illinois General Assembly will be put to...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker greets constituents as he campaigns in Bellwood on Nov. 1, 2022.

Billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker uses trust to skirt contribution limits in Illinois Supreme Court races

November 1, 2022 at 7:09 p.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is using his personal trust fund to circumvent contribution limits in two races that will determine whether his party maintains its 4-3 majority on the Illinois...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker cheers with the crowd at his primary election night party on June 28, 2022, at the Marriott Marquis Grand Horizon Ballroom in Chicago.

After a tumultuous first term, Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends big and plays it safe in reelection bid

October 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

In late August, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, billionaire scion of one of America's wealthiest families, sat at a folding table at City Hall in Christopher, a town of fewer than 3,000...

Thomas DeVore, the GOP nominee for Illinois attorney general, talks about the SAFE-T Act on Sept. 28, 2022, outside Cook County Jail and Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago.

Judge allows GOP AG candidate Thomas DeVore’s defamation lawsuit against girlfriend’s mom to proceed

October 28, 2022 at 1:38 p.m.

A judge in downstate Christian County ruled Friday that a defamation lawsuit Republican attorney general nominee Thomas DeVore filed against the mother of his girlfriend can proceed. The ruling came...

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis asks a question during oral arguments in a case where Lisle's Benedictine University hosted the court in 2016.

Justice Mary Jane Theis takes over as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court

October 26, 2022 at 4:27 p.m.

Democrat Mary Jane Theis on Wednesday took over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, succeeding retiring justice and fellow Democrat Anne Burke. Selected by her fellow justices on...

The Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle is shown on Dec. 14, 2020.

State reports another COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle home where 36 veterans died two years ago

October 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.

The state-run veterans home in LaSalle where 36 residents died during a coronavirus outbreak two years ago is experiencing another surge of COVID-19, state officials announced Monday. As of Monday...

As Bailey seeks to weaken Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Black support, governor launches new ad with endorsement from former President Barack Obama

October 21, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

A new TV spot from Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts an endorsement from former President Barack Obama just as the governor's opponents are seeking to weaken his support among Black...

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