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State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit asks questions of Erica Jeffries, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs and Nirav Shah, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and Samuel Posner, associate director for Science at the CDCA during a joint Illinois House and Senate committee hearing in Chicago, Jan. 9, 2018, on the ongoing Legionnaires' problems at the state-run veterans home in Quincy. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai).

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit joins growing Democratic field running for Illinois comptroller

August 11, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit joins a Democratic field running for state comptroller, including state Rep. Margaret Croke, Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim and Champaign County Auditor George Danos.

Gov. JB Pritzker waves to parade goers during the 96th Annual Bud Billiken Parade on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker won’t rule out presidential bid in 2028, attacks Republican remap effort in Texas

August 10, 2025 at 6:31 p.m.

Appearing on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he "can't rule anything out" and hammered the Texas GOP-backed remap effort that's brought Texas lawmakers to Illinois.

Democratic Texas Rep. and minority leader Gene Wu speaks during a news conference in Elmhurst, Aug. 8, 2025. (Paul Beaty/AP)

Texas Republicans ask Illinois court to order arrest of House Democrats who fled state as part of remap battle

August 8, 2025 at 6:49 p.m.

Texas' Republican attorney general and a GOP Illinois state senator filed a petition in more conservative Adams County rather than where Texas lawmakers are located in suburban Chicago.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks alongside Gene Wu, right, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, and other Texas Democrats on Aug. 3, 2025, after their arrival at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream. The legislators left Texas to deny state Republicans the quorum they need to redraw five congressional districts. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

August 8, 2025 at 7:07 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding."

U.S. Rep. Al Green of Texas speaks during a news conference at the Painters District Council No. 30 union hall on Aug. 5, 2025, in Aurora. Gov. JB Pritzker, right, and a large group of Texas Democrats gathered to address the remapping of districts in Texas. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘They decided to cheat.’ National Democrats, Gov. JB Pritzker vow to do whatever it takes to win redistricting battle.

August 5, 2025 at 7:33 p.m.

As Texas House Democrats hunker down in Illinois to try to stop a Republican-led redistricting plan in their state, national Democrats and Gov. JB Pritzker ratcheted up their rhetoric.

Texas Democrats talk at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters in Carol Stream on Aug. 3, 2025, after leaving their state to deny state Republicans the quorum they need to redraw five congressional districts aimed at helping President Donald Trump. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Republicans

August 5, 2025 at 8:53 a.m.

The call to action follows the currently stymied effort by the Texas GOP to redraw the state's congressional map to try to flip five districts to Republicans in 2026.

Clerk Delilah Smith takes a photo of signatures from a large pile of nominating petitions on Nov. 28, 2022, in downtown Chicago. (Michael Blackshire/baiduhai)

As political petition passing begins, Illinois Democrats have flood of candidates; Republicans have a trickle

August 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois’ 2026 political campaign season kicks off this week as candidates for federal, state and county offices fan out across the state to gather petition signatures.

Gov. JB Pritzker applauds alongside Texas Democrats as they spoke Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, after their arrival at the offices of the DuPage County Democratic Party in Carol Stream. The legislators left Texas to deny state Republicans the quorum they need to redraw five congressional districts aimed at helping President Donald Trump. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort

August 3, 2025 at 11:01 p.m.

Under threat of fines and arrest, Democratic members of the Texas House left for Chicago to deny the GOP a quorum needed to redraw congressional districts.

Standing next to state Rep. La Shawn Ford, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis announces he will retire in 2027 and not run for a 16th term. Davis endorsed Ford to succeed him. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

The field to succeed US Rep. Danny Davis grows as congressman backs state legislative ally

August 1, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

While US Rep. Danny Davis sought to anoint La Shawn Ford as his successor, Democrats had been lining up in anticipation of the incumbent’s retirement.

US Rep. Danny Davis not running for reelection, backs state Rep. La Shawn Ford as his successor in Congress

July 31, 2025 at 1:31 p.m.

US Rep. Danny Davis, a congressman since 1997, also announced he's endorsing veteran state Rep. La Shawn Ford for the 7th Congressional District seat.

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