Candidate interview: Alexi Giannoulias looking to reclaim statewide office Candidate interview: Alexi Giannoulias looking to reclaim statewide office Friday, June 24, 2022 Illinois voters might know Alexi Giannoulias as the state’s treasurer from 2007 to 2011, or they might know him as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate who lost to Republican Mark Kirk in 2010.
6 Republicans vie to unseat Pritzker 6 Republicans vie to unseat Pritzker Friday, June 24, 2022 Republican voters in Illinois will choose from six candidates to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the upcoming June 28 primary.
Candidate interview: Anna Valencia running for secretary of state Candidate interview: Anna Valencia running for secretary of state Thursday, June 23, 2022 Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia has frequently employed a quip during her race for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state: Outgoing Secretary Jesse White’s shoes can’t be... Read more
Republicans see opening in secretary of state race Republicans see opening in secretary of state race Thursday, June 23, 2022 For the first time in more than a quarter century, there is an open race for the office of Illinois secretary of state as incumbent Democrat Jesse White prepares to retire, and Republicans hope... Read more
Candidate interview: Secretary of state hopeful David Moore Candidate interview: Secretary of state hopeful David Moore Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Chicago Alderman David Moore is one of four Democrats vying to succeed Secretary of State Jesse White, who has held the office since 1999. Read more
Tom Cullerton sentenced to 1 year in prison for embezzlement Tom Cullerton sentenced to 1 year in prison for embezzlement Tuesday, June 21, 2022 A federal judge in Chicago handed down a one-year prison sentence Tuesday for a former state senator who once chaired the Senate Labor Committee. Read more
State audit finds billions in unemployment fraud State audit finds billions in unemployment fraud Friday, June 17, 2022 A state audit released Thursday found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraudulent claims in Illinois. Read more
Death certificates of 5 men killed in East St. Louis riots found in state archives Death certificates of 5 men killed in East St. Louis riots found in state archives Friday, June 17, 2022 Capitol News Illinois discovered the death certificates in the Illinois State Archives earlier this year. The St. Clair County coroner’s records from the time period contained death... Read more