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Pritzker Launches His Legacy Protection Campaign
Jun 29, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Launches His Legacy Protection Campaign
Jun 29, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

Governor JB Pritzker announced his campaign for a third term in office Thursday, citing his successes of his first six-and-a-half years in office without laying out priorities for a third term.

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Jun 29, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
McLaughlin Leads Hills in Outside Poll
Jun 29, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
McLaughlin Leads Hills in Outside Poll
Jun 29, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

A third party poll of a potential Republican primary race between appointed Sen. Darby Hills (R-Barrington Hills) and Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills), shows a potential problem for the appointed incumbent.

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Jun 29, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker to Seek Re-Election in Thursday Announcement
Jun 24, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker to Seek Re-Election in Thursday Announcement
Jun 24, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

Multiple Democratic sources tell The Illinoize Governor JB Pritzker will announce his campaign for a third term this Thursday.

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Jun 24, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Stratton: Medicaid Cuts in Budget Bill "Dangerous" to Illinois
Jun 22, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Stratton: Medicaid Cuts in Budget Bill "Dangerous" to Illinois
Jun 22, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, one of the top Democrats seeking a seat in the U.S. Sente next year, says she fears the “Big, Beautiful Bill” tax and spending legislation under consideration in the Senate is most “dangerous” for its potential cuts to Medicaid.

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Jun 22, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Sources: Republican Porter Expected to Enter U.S. Senate Race
Jun 18, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Sources: Republican Porter Expected to Enter U.S. Senate Race
Jun 18, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

Multiple Republican sources say former RNC National Committeeman Richard Porter is likely to enter the U.S. Senate race in the coming weeks, giving Republicans potentially their best chance to win a Senate race in the state in sixteen years.

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Jun 18, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Signs Budget with $2 Billion Increase in Spending
Jun 17, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Signs Budget with $2 Billion Increase in Spending
Jun 17, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

Governor JB Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget into law Monday, spending $55.2 billion, an increase of $2 billion over the current fiscal year and a $15 billion increase since Pritzker took office in 2019.

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Jun 17, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Minnesota Shooter Had Names of Some Illinois Lawmakers
Jun 17, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Minnesota Shooter Had Names of Some Illinois Lawmakers
Jun 17, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

The names of some Illinois lawmakers appeared on documents belonging to the man accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and attempting to kill another.

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Jun 17, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Sources: Convicted Former Trump Aide to Seek Congressional Seat in Suburbs
Jun 13, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Sources: Convicted Former Trump Aide to Seek Congressional Seat in Suburbs
Jun 13, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

George Papadopoulos, a former Donald Trump campaign aide who spent time in federal prison for making false statements to the FBI about his contact with the Russian government while working for the Trump campaign, will run for Congress in Illinois in 2026, multiple sources tell The Illinoize.

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Jun 13, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Was Pension Fix Snuck In the Budget?
Jun 11, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
Was Pension Fix Snuck In the Budget?
Jun 11, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

While legislation aimed at amending the state’s pension law to “fix” tier 2 pensions to quell any issues with federal “safe harbor” laws didn’t advance, a provision did make it into the Budget Implementation, or BIMP, bill in the final hours of the legislative session.

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Jun 11, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
GOP Field for Governor Could be Growing
Jun 10, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten
GOP Field for Governor Could be Growing
Jun 10, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick has had the GOP race for Governor in 2026 to himself since March, but he may be getting company soon.

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Jun 10, 2025
Patrick Pfingsten

 

 
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