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Jeanne Ives (bottom) and U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (top right) talk with radio host Annie Frey during an event for Illinois Republicans.
The unrest in Kenosha, Wisc. was referenced as the reason the U.S. needs more Republicans in both chambers in Washington, according to two Illinois GOP members who vouched for their party late Wednesday. -
Republican candidate Jesus Solorio, left, and Catalina Lauf speak to Illinois voters.
Before the second night of the Republican National Convention started Tuesday, Black Republicans in Illinois announced a new organization to promote what they said was an underserved voice in state politics. -
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi is one of three Republicans demanding that Pritzker not vacate Shakman.
The state of Illinois moved closer this summer to vacating a federal decree that authorizes oversight of state hiring, a 48-year protection that Republicans say the state still needs considering the recent scandal involving utility giant Commonwealth Edison. -
Former Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett spoke to the Illinois delegation of Democrats Thursday.
The Illinois delegation of Democrats marked the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention Thursday with testimonies from some of its youngest members — and a few elders. -
Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks along with the Illinois delegation of Democrats Wednesday.
Members of the Illinois delegation of Democrats made their case for the fight for economic and racial justice through testimonies designed to show the struggle is personal. -
As public schools open in Illinois, school districts are facing separate challenges, from busing to substitute teachers.
During its monthly board meeting Wednesday, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) surveyed three public school districts in the state to get a realistic picture of the challenges of reopening amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The differences reflected not just the population of the school districts, but how much the pandemic is taken seriously by parents.
Illinois Republican Party Chair Tim Schneider, left, and Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter.
