Hancock: For the most part, incumbents beat back challengers amid low primary turnout
Bost survives close congressional race against former GOP governor candidate By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – With only a few exceptions, incumbent officeholders in Illinois cruised to easy victories in primary elections Tuesday that
Two local Republicans look to take GOP’s 13th Congressional District nomination to face incumbent Democrat Nikki Budzinski
Two candidates will seek the Republican nomination in the 13th Congressional District during this upcoming primary season. Representatives Thomas Clatterbuck and Joshua Loyd are looking to face incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski in November. Clatterbuck’s constituency in
AP: Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting
Adams: Nearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates
Data analysis shows March 19 primary is least competitive in at least 2 decades By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the
Meisel: Former GOP lawmaker’s trial again delayed amid last-minute hospitalization
Sam McCann was set to represent himself in a bench trial beginning Monday By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Instead of laying out his defense in his long-awaited federal corruption trial on Monday morning,
Illinois State Senator Simmons pushes for permanent state-level child tax credit similar to 15 other states across the country
Illinois State Sen. Mike Simmons is pushing a permanent state-level child tax credit bill he estimates could positively impact the neighborhoods of half of all the state’s children. First introduced by Simmons last year, the bill is
Hancock: Board of Elections allows Trump’s name to stay on ballot
Hearing officer says constitutional challenges should be decided by courts By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Former President Donald Trump’s name will appear on the March 19 Republican primary election ballot in Illinois, barring
New bill introduced in Illinois General Assembly would prohibit certain non-citizens from purchasing land
A new bill prohibits non-citizens deemed hostile by the federal government from buying Illinois farmland. State Senator Sally Turner said the bill aims to alleviate farmers’ fears that land acquisitions by foreign nations and investors may inflate
Meisel: Former GOP senator, third-party governor candidate to represent himself in corruption trial
Sam McCann fires court-appointed attorneys on trial’s scheduled start date By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Monday was supposed to have been the first day in the weeklong federal corruption trial of former Republican
AP: Biden says he’s an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he’s “never been more optimistic” about the country’s direction. But lately he’s also begun painting a vision