CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sits at a table surrounded by University of Illinois researchers who will ...

Sun-Times file photos Share Illinois Congressional Democrats were left with mixed feelings after the Senate passed a spending bill Friday, avoiding a government shutdown hours before a midnight ...

Ambitious Illinois Democrats are dreaming about Sen. Dick Durbin’s exit in 2026. The latest contender: the state’s lieutenant governor. Juliana Stratton, who first took office in 2019 ...

The U.S. Constitution gives federal law authority over conflicting state law, but state lawmakers have some means to push back. Illinois Democrats are positioning themselves as a firewall against ...

Democrats in Illinois are decrying the move, saying it will hurt students across the state. Democrats are in the difficult position of not being able to do much to stop the Trump administration on ...

They were joined by six more Democrats—Dick Durbin of Illinois, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Gary Peters of Michigan, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and Jeanne Shahee ...

In Illinois, many elected Democrats are actually encouraging the public outpouring, even to members of their own party. Gov. JB Pritzker, with Democratic members of Illinois’ congressional ...

In Illinois, many elected Democrats are actually encouraging the public outpouring, even to members of their own party. Gov. JB Pritzker, with Democratic members of Illinois’ congressional ...

The Democratic Party of Illinois is applying many of the same tactics it uses in partisan elections to this year’s local races. "We as the Democratic Party of Illinois should be defending ...

said of the decision. Anne Caprara, the chief of staff for Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Prtizker, appeared to pile on, arguing on social media that Democrats should unify around resisting ...

Top Illinois Democrats led by Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday made an impassioned plea for the public to help fight potential cuts to Medicaid and other programs by President ...