BGA's Shaw: Gov Debate Lacked Substance
Following the latest debate in the race for Illinois Governor, the head of a civic watchdog group says there wasn't much substance.
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Following the latest debate in the race for Illinois Governor, the head of a civic watchdog group says there wasn't much substance.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is accusing Republican opponent Mark Kirk of "economic treason" as the two sides skirmish over a small fundraiser in the race for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.
Independent candidate for governor Scott Lee Cohen has missed a deadline set by Illinois' campaign laws.
Frustration over the way 911 emergency calls are handled.
The Chicago Defender newspaper has endorsed Pat Quinn for governor and Alexi Giannoulias for U.S. Senator, among several other Democratic candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
Federal investigators are looking at nearly four years of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers' expense records.
With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, the candidates and the campaigns are all kicking into high gear.
Educators and police chiefs in one west suburban school district are calling on legislators to preserve funding for all-day pre-school.
Latino and African-American political leaders seem to be forming an alliance to knock Rahm Emanuel out of the race for mayor of Chicago.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday morning that he will not be running for mayor next year.
The Democrats' national surge that began in 2006 might be ready to recede, but expect local efforts to reduce the impact of the political ebb.
The gloves came off, as the candidates for the U.S. Senate squared off in a one-hour debate.
A former associate of "Tony" Rezko was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution.
Chicago has been given a new unofficial title: home of "America's Nastiest Political Ad." That's the charge from the Guardian, England's most liberal newspaper.
