A decades-old rule prohibited politicking from the pulpit. Without it, some worry churches could become “linchpins to sway ...

TV advertising has already begun in Illinois’$2 2026 Democrat primary for U.S. Senate, and new fundraising numbers released ...

The quarterly reports submitted to the Federal Elections Commission shed light on how candidates are spending money as well ...

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Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement announcement earlier this year set off a tsunami that is still shaking up the political world ...

As candidates file financial reports in Illinois’ crowded congressional races, Jesse Jackson Jr. laid groundwork for a comeback attempt.

Muskegon residents will have the opportunity to vote for two open city commissioner seats during the Aug. 5 primary election.

EXCLUSIVE: The Obama administration “manufactured and politicized intelligence" to create the narrative that Russia was ...

Candidates campaigned for Illinois’ legislature and the United States House of Representatives ahead of the General Primary Election March 17, 2026. Evanston native Miracle Jenkins smiles at Fourth of ...

The Democratic Party’s endorsement carries less heft than in decades past, but still gives lesser-known candidates a leg up ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she would not run for a fourth term in 2026 as the state’s top fiscal ...

As Cook County Democrats prepare to gather later this week to endorse candidates for the 2026 primary election, there is growing speculation Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza will skip running for ...