This year, about a dozen state legislative districts in and around Chicago will elect a lawmaker who is new to the district. Scanning the contests--in African-American, Latino and white districts--there are few that, up to this point, have not been har... »
Where do our lawmakers stand on the issue of legislative scholarships -- those tuition waivers that members of the state house and senate have traditionally been allowed to dispense to constituents? As part of the renewed effort to abolish that... »
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) praised Chicago's former first lady Maggie Daley, who died Thanksgiving eve, in a speech from the Senate floor on Tuesday. "Watch Durbin's tribute HERE. Durbin attended Mrs. Daley's funeral on Monday at St. Pat's and talked ab... »
Vote shows how much control ComEd has over our pocketbooksBy Ray HananiaCommonwealth Edison is all about wealth and less about Thomas Edison’s driving desire to serve mankind with electrical power.The ComEd combine steamrolled through Springfield’s leg... »
Updated: 2:04 a.m. Dec. 6 With the first day of filing on Monday, the 2012 election season officially kicked off. We brought you local races yesterday, but here is a look at those candidates who filed for state senate and house races on the first day. ... »
