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In one of the most competitive Senate races this year, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk remain locked in a heated battle for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois. Giannoulias and Kirk, both of whom ...

Our Governor, the son of an immigrant who came from nothing and worked his way up the political ladder via the Democratic Machine, became one of the few Illinois politicians without solid ties to the unimportant parts of the state to ...

Ballot Access News: A Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll released September 2 shows these results for the US Senate race in Illinois: Democrat Alexi Giannoullas.

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Ryan, a Kankakee Republican, was a 64-year-old veteran of Illinois politics when he ran for governor. He won despite a reputation as a master of backroom deals and the fact that federal investigators were looking into widespread ...

Chicago politics . Those two words can start eyes rolling in the Middle West of the United States and start people from northern Illinois cursing. Former Illinois Senator, now President Barack Obama , knew ...

Judicial retention races are usually about as exciting as renewing your driver's license. Usually Illinois judges up for retention don't run against anyone, and the ballot simply asks voters whether they want ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld was in session in Springfield earlier this year when he got a call from his secretary back in his district office. She was calling from her cell phone ...

Illinois' prison chief, who became a political liability to Gov. Pat Quinn during an election year because of a secret prisoner release program he oversaw, is stepping down, the governor said Thursday ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The two top contenders for Illinois governor got an early jump today on the traditional Labor Day start of the political season. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican ...

Dallas City, Ill. Henry "Doc" Rockhold describes his work as "no brains and all brawn." It's part self-deprecation and part recognition of how 40 years as a commercial fisherman on the rivers of Illinois ...

Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. But even in most of those states, Democrats are having trouble. In California, Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown are virtually tied in the governor's race,

was a 64-year-old veteran of Illinois politics when he ran for governor. He won despite a reputation as a master of backroom deals and the fact that federal investigators were looking into widespread corruption ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday that he won't rule out another run for political office if federal prosecutors fail to convict him at a second trial. Blagojevich spoke on "Fox News Sunday" less than ...