Michael Lachenmeyer was eight years old when state Rep. Angelo J. Puppolo Jr., D-Springfield, took office. The 26-year-old Wilbraham native announced he will take on the incumbent in the Democratic ...

Illinois Republicans are calling on Gov. Pritzker to veto a senate bill that would allowout-of-state lawsuits in Illinois ...

Many new lawmakers come to government with big dreams but often find they have little power. This is how several first-time ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including war politics and Virginia ...

Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota has decided to sleep with a loaded pistol near his nightstand after the deadly ...

It was one of the most momentous upsets of the 2024 election.The Senate battle between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave ...

Officials in several states took precautions Saturday to remove legislators' personal information from online directories.

Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after the Minnesota shootings.

Illinois’ state Senate District 36 has some familiar faces running for the seat. Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms will face former state Rep. candidate Glen Evans in the Republican primary ...

After major potential Republican candidates for key U.S. Senate races ... MORE: Raja Krishnamoorthi launches bid for open Illinois Senate seat The seat up for election in Georgia -- held by ...

Jim Nowlan has participated in and observed Illinois politics for six decades as an elected state legislator, statewide Republican candidate, campaign manager for U.S. Senate and presidential ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Share Far southwest suburban state Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, fended off Republican ... out the Illinois GOP’s main target for picking up a Senate seat.