A decades-old rule prohibited politicking from the pulpit. Without it, some worry churches could become “linchpins to sway ...

Major shakeups are coming to Illinois politics in the next two years. Behind closed doors, Cook County Democrats Friday voted ...

On the Democrat side, four other candidates have filed with the FEC: Kevin Ryan, a Marine veteran and diplomat; Christopher ...

The quarterly reports submitted to the Federal Elections Commission shed light on how candidates are spending money as well ...

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

Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.

As candidates file financial reports in Illinois’ crowded congressional races, Jesse Jackson Jr. laid groundwork for a comeback attempt.

Why are election workers in Chicago trying to join an SEIU local union that bankrolls Democrats and helps them get elected?

Candidates campaigned for Illinois’ legislature and the United States House of Representatives ahead of the General Primary Election March 17, 2026. Evanston native Miracle Jenkins smiles at Fourth of ...

At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee decided Friday to back Rep.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she would not run for a fourth term in 2026, leaving the door open for a ...