Gov. Pat Quinn is getting a boost from an unlikely source: former Bears coach Mike Ditka. The NFL coaching legend-- and Chicago marketing luminary-...

With just about 5,000 votes separating incumbent Governor Pat Quinn and state Comptroller Dan Hynes in the race for the Illinois Democratic nomination...

"We believe we have every resource we need, including money, to win this race," Quinn spokeswoman Elizabeth Austin said. Through the end of last year...

CHICAGO — Republican candidate for governor Andy McKenna proposed dramatically cutting state spending to rescue Illinois' finances without an in...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- DuPage County Board chairman Bob Schillerstrom has announced he is running for the Republican Party's nomination for Illinois...

With a deep bow to the GOP's conservative roots, state Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, on Monday declared his candidacy for governor, the first of wha...

Although this year's election cycle ended only a month ago, DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett apparently believes it is not too early to reve...

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley could become more of a fixture at the Statehouse if he makes a run for governor in 2010. But he wasn't sayi...

The Illinois legislative races ended just this week, but it's not too soon for politicians to get in place for the 2010 gubernatorial contest. Bloomi...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who's considering a run for governor in 2010, isn't exactly giving Gov. Rod Blagojevich a ringing endorsement ...

Ask Gov. Rod Blagojevich whether he's interested in running for a third term, and he says he considers himself "a great governor" who has "more to do....