Gov. Quinn Urges Delayed Retirement, Upped Worker Contributions
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday introduced his plan to address the state's growing pension crisis by cutting costs and -- the governor proposed -- d...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday introduced his plan to address the state's growing pension crisis by cutting costs and -- the governor proposed -- d...
AP | By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 05.16.2012
CHICAGO -- After two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest – a friendly reg...
The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 03.16.2012
President Barack Obama is embarking on a concentrated one-day fundraising trip, with a stop in his hometown of Chicago and another in Atlanta for a bi...
dailyherald.com | Posted 05.14.2012
With the Illinois presidential primary expected to be a tight race, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his backers are expected to spend millio...
Posted 10.19.2011
Illinois' four top Republican leaders in Springfield came out strong at Thursday's Republican Day at the State Fair against Democratic Governor Pat Qu...
Posted 08.30.2011
State treasurer Dan Rutherford must have thought the "Save and Match" program at the state's troubled Bright Start college savings fund would be a pub...
Posted 07.30.2011
Illinois is "on the verge of a financial disaster" as payments on the state's debt have skyrocketed, Treasurer Dan Rutherford said on Monday. I...
David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011
Human services were the Democrats' budget problem. Suburban and downstate school districts are now largely the Republicans' budget problem.
Posted 05.25.2011
Sarah Palin's rhetoric is still popular in some parts of the country, but whether her Illinois visit in April will help the state's Republican party r...
Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011
The social media tactics critical to President Obama's victory last fall have trickled down to state-level races in Illinois and bridged the partisan divide.
Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 05.25.2011
The son of a former Chicago alderman is scheduled to kick off a campaign for state treasurer Monday, setting up a primary for the Democratic nominatio...
Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 05.25.2011
Political newcomer Kip Kirkpatrick, the co-founder of a private health-care equity firm, pulled the plug on his nascent bid for the Democratic nominat...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Sen. Dan Rutherford (ROO'-thur-ferd) has announced he's running for state treasurer and he says now isn't the time for Illino...
Posted 04.21.2012