Latest POLITICS News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
Local Primary Election Updates – 2024: Clatterbuck concedes to Loyd in the 13th Cong. District GOP primary
Results and reaction from different races in Champaign, Macon, and Vermilion counties as well as other local areas.
Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions
Amendment was introduced and passed within hours.
Pritzker administration official defends grocery tax cut as report projects modest relief for families
A report looking at the potential impact of eliminating Illinois’ grocery tax suggests most families would see only modest relief, while municipalities would face a
Amidst Palestinian demonstration at the University of Illinois, Jewish pride event takes place near Alma Mater
URBANA – Local Jewish organizations came together at the University of Illinois Alma Mater Tuesday afternoon for a show of Jewish pride amidst the third
After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
State-level Community Reinvestment Act finally was mired in rulemaking process.
Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
The document will go on display at the presidential museum from Wednesday to February 2025.
Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
Complaint brought by Democratic official likely to be decided this summer
Pro-Palestinian protestor with three counts of felony charges released from jail
CHAMPAIGN – A pro-Palestinian protestor arrested at Friday’s encampment near the University of Illinois Alma Mater statue was released from Champaign County Jail after about
A look at the protests about the war in Gaza that have emerged on US college campuses
The groups largely act independently, though students say they’re inspired by peers at other universities.
FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations
Davis was not eligible for the larger amount because he was not on the 2022 general election ballot. He lost the GOP primary that year to Rep. Mary Miller.
Local schools educate eligible students on voting ahead of general election
While voting may be a familiar opportunity to most adults, it will be a new experience for those turning 18 ahead of the November 5th
Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
Updated April 25, 2024 at 3:33 PM ET A majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of granting a president blanket immunity from prosecution for
NPR Special Coverage: Supreme Court oral arguments – Trump vs U.S.
On Thursday, April 25, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. the United States. Before