Happy Thanksgiving, Illinois! Statehouse reporter Brenden Moore continues his tradition of asking elected officials what they're thankful for this year. Here's what they said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex. It is a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to to Congress, months before...
Rep. Nancy Mace and Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here at a July hearing, now seem to be in lockstep on the issue of transgender bathroom access at the Capitol.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., talks with reporters before a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Tuesday. Mace is targeting one of her incoming colleagues with a resolution she introduced this week.
The race for president tops the list of federal, state and local contests in Illinois, where voters have supported the Democratic presidential nominee for decades but lower-ballot contests are more competitive
A consumer advocacy group continued its push this week to drum up support for legislation to establish a state board to regulate the price of many prescription drugs in Illinois.
Democrats and Republicans disagree about the fundamental of the Texas Senate race, but Democratic Rep. Colin Allred has seen the race shift toward him and his party.
Plans to replace the downtown Market Street parking garage with a Connect Transit transfer station and new parking decks could take a significant step forward Monday.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is "a proven leader who brings to public service the big heart and hard work of a Midwesterner," said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who joined Walz in the pool of contenders for Kamala Harris' VP pick.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Monday announced a slate of 26 Republican candidates as part of its “Young Gun” program, which highlights non-incumbent candidates and challengers in competitive districts. The initial list of 2024 candidates includes 24 Republicans who are either challenging incumbent Democrats or seeking a seat that a Democrat is vacating, [...]
