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Democratic state Sen. Ira Silverstein votes in the Illinois primary elections at his polling location at Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois in Chicago on March 20, 2018.

After sex harassment allegation, Silverstein’s grip on state Senate seat slips away; Burke trails in bid to retain post in Illinois House

May 15, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

State Sen. Ira Silverstein conceded the Democratic nomination for the 8th Senate District to union lobbyist Ram Villivalam on Tuesday night, unable to retain the seat he’s held for nearly...

Illinois House Republican leader Durkin holds lead over rare primary challenger

May 15, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin declared victory over primary challenger Burr Ridge Village President Mickey Straub late Tuesday, a key win for the state’s GOP establishment amid an insurgency...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, from left, Jeanne Ives, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Biss and Chris Kennedy.

Millions of dollars’ worth of TV ads later, Illinois governor candidates now need people to vote

May 15, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Like Chicago’s downtown on St. Patrick’s Day weekend, a river of green has flowed through TV sets ahead of Tuesday’s primary vote, as governor candidates have spent tens of millions...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to members of the media in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after a hearing Feb. 26, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Attempt to override Rauner gun veto put off as assault weapons restrictions approved

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

As students across the country walked out of classrooms on Wednesday to protest gun violence, Democrats who control the Illinois Senate continued to push firearm restrictions, including bills to limit...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at a news conference Feb. 8, 2018.

Rauner vetoes gun store licensing bill, saying it would ‘do little to improve public safety’

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have required the state to license and regulate gun shops, drawing sharp criticism from Democrats who contended the decision...

As of Sept. 11, 2008, Daniel Biss, Democratic candidate for state representative, had raised over $100,000 through the ActBlue website.

Sen. Daniel Biss runs in progressive lane while trying to outpace voting record

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Daniel Biss, a former assistant mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, has touted his experience with numbers as a key reason Democratic voters should nominate him for governor. So...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan warned House Democrats to keep relationships with staff "strictly professional."

Speaker Madigan warns House Democrats to keep relationships with staff ‘strictly professional’

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday issued a warning to Democratic lawmakers: Keep your relationships with staff members “strictly professional,” otherwise he will “personally get involved to put an end...

Sen. Kwame Raoul, left, and former Gov. Pat Quinn answer questions from the baiduhai Editorial Board at Tribune Tower on Jan. 24, 2018.

Democratic race to succeed Attorney General Lisa Madigan becomes battle to stop Pat Quinn

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

For months, the Democratic Illinois attorney general’s race amounted to a stop Kwame Raoul campaign. The veteran lawmaker from the Hyde Park neighborhood raised the most money, boasted a long...

Roger Henrichs inspects the cannabis in the flowering room at Revolution Enterprise's medical cannabis cultivation facility in Delavan, Ill., on Dec. 12, 2017.

Legal marijuana question a step closer to being on November ballots in Illinois

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

The state Senate on Thursday voted to ask on the November ballot whether recreational use of marijuana should be legalized and taxed in Illinois. The ballot question would be only...

Holly Blastic, 37, holds her son Henry Schroetlin, 5, during a rally outside the Capitol before the House plan to hold votes on several gun control proposals Feb. 28, 2018, in Springfield.

Illinois lawmakers vote to license gun retailers, ban ‘bump stocks,’ restrict assault weapons sales; Rauner doesn’t commit

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Facing pressure to tighten gun laws after a Florida high school shooting and the slaying of a Chicago police officer, Illinois House lawmakers led by Democrats on Wednesday voted to...

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