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Dominick — who has served as town president since May 2005 and last ran uncontested in 2021 — has focused his policies largely on public safety. Rodriguez stepped down in January as executive director of Corazón Community Services, a Cicero-based nonprofit.
Running against the onetime gubernatorial candidate are John Laesch, Ted Mesiacos, Judd Lofchie and Karina Garcia. The top two vote-getters in the Feb. 25 primary will face off in the April 1 general election.
The release of the poll by Pritzker’s team shows the Democratic governor is prepared for a political fight ahead — both in terms of a potential third term for governor, or a 2028 presidential bid.
The head of the League of Women Voters of Illinois explains how the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would restrict voting access by requiring people to show citizenship documentation when registering to vote or updating registration.
Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke’s Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after her November election victory. She won’t say why her campaign took the money despite the former Chicago City Council member’s corruption conviction.
Ken Martin succeeds Jaime Harrison, who declined to run for another term after Democrats lost to Donald Trump in the 2024 elections. Martin easily defeated Wisconsin party chair Ben Wikler, who was backed by leaders in Congress and top donors.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launching PAC to help potential bid for Senate if Durbin doesn't run again
Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, will announce his plans in his own way, on his own timetable.
The change follows a Chicago Sun-Times report in 2024 that the former NFL player took on an “investor” role with a southwest suburban insurance brokerage firm.
The Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee, run by City Hall lobbyist Homero Tristan, contributed to Friends of Brandon Johnson in June 2023. The City Hall inspector general found the contribution violated a $1,500 cap, and the difference was refunded.
Justin LaGesse, 38, of downstate McLeansboro, pleaded guilty to breaking a window in the U.S. Capitol with his flagpole. He was sentenced to 11 months in prison and ordered to pay $43,315 in restitution.
The whole process this time concluded swiftly and without unrest. One by one, a tally of the electoral votes from each state was read aloud to polite applause in the House, no one objected and results were certified.
Tom Homan made his remarks at a Northwest Side GOP holiday party. He also warned Mayor Brandon Johnson about the deportation plan, saying, “If he doesn’t want to help, get the hell out of the way.”
In his first major speech since Kamala Harris’ Democratic campaign trail ended in defeat last month to Republican President-elect Donald Trump, Obama urged supporters at his foundation’s Democracy Forum in the South Loop to reach across the aisle to diverse viewpoints.
“The clerk’s office is the front door to our justice system,” said Clerk of the Circuit Court Mariyana Spyropoulos. “I pledge to keep that door open for everyone, not just for those who know how to navigate the system.”
Voters rejected the judge after Injustice Watch reported he claimed a Will County home as his primary residence and bar associations unanimously recommended against him.
After two weeks of counting mail-in ballots, the Republican incumbent appears poised to eke out victory over Democratic challenger Maria Peterson, who hasn’t ruled out requesting a recount of McLaughlin’s razor-thin lead in the 52nd House District.
The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.
In an exit interview with the Sun-Times, the controversial prosecutor discussed her future plans, belief she could have won a third term, and opinion that she’s faced unfair criticism for her treatment of cops and handling of the Jussie Smollett case.