CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bill Brady were stuck in limbo Wednesday instead of launching a transition or tackling one of...

For some, Tuesday was a day of relief and celebration. For others, it was a day of great loss. In any case, it was Democracy. Voter turnout in Chica...

It was a long and tough night for Democrats in Illinois, but with results in two important races still too close to call, some are hanging on to hope....

Most of the cuts in the Illinois budget are harmful and unwise. They are not driven by policy considerations or evidence-based program evaluations, but by the brutal calculus of the state's fiscal default.

They haven't won countywide office in decades, but, in a lottery today, Cook County Republicans won the top ballot spot in November's general election...

The Republican primary race for Illinois governor finally came to a close today, as Sen. Bill Brady was declared the winner after beating Sen. Kirk Di...

Scott Lee Cohen's surprise decision to end his pursuit of the lieutenant governor's office has created a vacuum at the top of the Democratic ticket, b...

While earlier news reports stated that Dan Hynes would not be opposed to running as "Lieutenant" to Pat Quinn's "Governor," both a Hynes spokesman and...

As state democrats hope that Illinois Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen steps aside as soon as possible, the drama surrounding th...

On more than one occasion during his campaign for the U.S. Senate, voters told David Hoffman he was running for the "wrong office" -- the "right" one ...

Amanda Enemam, the prostitute-slash-"massage therapist" at the center of Illinois' Democratic ticket meltdown. Enemam accused Dem. Lt. Gov. nominee Sc...

As state democrats find themselves anxious for Lieutenant Governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen to step down, Cohen seemed to have no intention of doing so...

Dan Hynes, who vowed to "keep fighting" as the Illinois Primary results trickled in Tuesday night, will make a "major announcement" Thursday morning--...

UPDATE: Scott Lee Cohen has no intentions of leaving the race. He issued a statement Thursday defending himself, which reads: "I have no intention o...

Scott Lee Cohen -- a pawnbroker who shocked state Democratic leaders Tuesday night by winning the party's nomination for lieutenant governor -- was ar...

Following a long and often heated campaign for the Illinois Senate seat formerly held by President Obama, Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jacks...

As Illinois voters wait for answers from Tuesday's primary, many are wondering if a recount is in order--with predictions that Kirk Dillard and Bill B...

Following the announcement that federal regulators have stepped in to monitor executives at Alexi Giannoulias' family bank, fellow Senate candidate an...