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*Update - according to the Illinois State Board of Elections, the hearing originally scheduled for May 7, has been delayed until the morning of June…
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The millions of dollars Republican Governor Bruce Rauner poured into his campaign landed him near the top of a national list of last year's biggest…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign rhetoric was a turnoff for Illinois' public employee unions; he continually blamed "union bosses" for contributing to the…
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This week, Daily Herald political editor Mike Riopell joins the regular panel to look back at some of the top stories in state government and political…
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Judy Baar Topinka, who died of a stroke last week, was no stranger to the dizzying world of Illinois politics. The state comptroller had also been state…
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The sole Illinois Supreme Court justice who was on the ballot in last month's election was sworn in for a second term this morning. Official results…
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Illinois' next state treasurer won the Nov. 4 electionby 9,225 votes _ the third-closest statewide race since at least 1900. Democrat Michael Frerichs…
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Election season cast a long shadow on 2014. We saw the most expensive and one of the ugliest fights for the governor’s office in the state’s history. Now…
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The sponsor of a minimum wage hike says she'll push to get it passed during the legislature's veto session, which began today, Tues. Nov. 19.Sen. Kim…
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Democratic state Senator Mike Frerichs appears to have won the race to be the next state treasurer.If the current totals hold, this will go down in…