Sen. Michael Hastings (D-Frankfurt), left, and Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago), right, are both facing calls to resign.

Pressure is mounting for two Illinois Senators accused of misconduct to give up their positions as lawmakers after Gov. JB Pritzker issued a statement Thursday morning calling on Sens. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) and Michael Hastings (D-Frankfurt) to resign.

Paddock Publications, the parent company of the Daily Herald, will no longer allow political publications published by radio host Dan Proft to use Paddock’s mailing permit after Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign announced they would not participate in a Daily Herald. And House Republicans introduced a bill to crack down on fentanyl trafficking to oppose a separate bill Democrats passed last year.

Gov. JB Pritzker, left speaks at an endorsement event in Chicago Wednesday, and Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) speaks at a restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

Another indictment of an Illinois lawmaker hangs over the election season after federal investigators Tuesday slapped Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) with charges of bribery and lying to the FBI.

Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), middle, greats McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio, left, outside Around the Clock restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

Wherever Republican nominee for governor Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) goes, he’s talking about crime. That was no different Wednesday on day three of Bailey’s bus tour around the state as he made stops in the suburbs.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference at Bright Star Church in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood Tuesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

As crime remains a top issue this campaign season, Attorney General Kwame Raoul is touting his record on crime despite facing attacks from his Republican opponent Tom DeVore.

Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago). [Illinois Senate Democrats]

Veteran Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) is the latest state lawmaker to be charged in a red-light camera scheme federal  prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Tara Blair, left, and Matt Alsdor, right, speak to the Supreme Court Pretrial Fairness Task Force Friday. [Illinois Supreme Court] 

When cash bail is abolished on Jan. 1, 2023, Illinois’ court system will begin using risk assessment tools to evaluate whether a person charged with a crime should be held in jail while they await their trial.

From left to right, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Gov. JB Pritzker meet with abortion providers and University of Illinois Chicago students at a round table at the University of Illinois Chicago Friday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

A day after Indiana officially banned abortion, adding to the strain Illinois abortion providers were already feeling from an influx of out-of-state patients, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Chicago Friday to shine a spotlight on Illinois’ position as one of the only abortion providers in the Midwest.

Vice President Kamala Harris, center, celebrates at a rally at the University of Illinois Chicago with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, left, and Gov. JB Pritzker, right. [FOX News] 

Mid-term elections often yield losses for the party that controls the White House. But with an electorate angry over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Republican candidates taking hard-right approaches, Vice President Kamala Harris and Illinois Democrats are pushing voters to the polls to defeat candidates they believe are too extreme.

Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-Chicago) speaks at a news conference outside the Cook County jail in Chicago Thursday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

Attention on Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act exploded in the last week as conservative groups shared infographics around the internet promoting what they think the bill does.

Republican lawmakers like gubernatorial nominee Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) continue to call for the bill’s full repeal while Democrats attempt to stop the spread of misinformation about the bill.