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Election 2026 - JB Pritzker
Election 2026 - Darren Bailey
Election 2026 - Bryan Drew
Election 2026 - Margaret Croke
Election 2026 - Collin Corbett
Off to the races
State Fair kicks off campaign season
Interview with House Speaker Welch
School funding crisis, Welch under pressure
GOP calls for transparency; Noncitizen voting explained
Campaign reports suggest lopsided races ahead
Scandals roil Illinois House
Interview with Early Childhood Secretary Teresa Ramos
State-sponsored gambling addiction
Pritzker signs budget bill
End of session roundup
Durbin bids farewell as session draws to a close
Prosecutorial misconduct and budget negotiations
Lots to do with 2 weeks to go
Budget talks taking shape
SCOTUS ruling thwarts redistricting amendment
Chicago Bears megaprojects bill: False start or first down?
Legislative halftime
Vote-a-thon in the House; Pritzker talks to Sharpton
Property taxes take center stage
Committees clear the decks
Election roundup
Primary election preview
An interview with Gov. JB Pritzker
A push to keep the Bears
State of the State '26
Election '26 - James Mendrick
Election '26 - Rick Heidner
Election '26 - Darren Bailey
Election '26 - Ted Dabrowski
Election 26' - Margaret Croke
Election '26 - Karina Villa
Election '26 - Stephanie Kifowit
Election '26 - Holly Kim
Upward mobility - Part 2
2026 Session preview
2025 Year in review
UIC historian Kevin Schultz discusses his book, 'Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)'
In search of a math solution
Gas bills and Midway Blitz
Shutdown ends; 'Midway Blitz' winds down
Federal turmoil challenges state policymakers
Fall veto session roundup
Will Illinois be pulled into the redistricting frenzy?
Veto session begins amid political turmoil
Fall veto session preview
Chicago vs Trump
Illinois leaders tell feds to stay out of Chicago
Bailey's back, Raoul bests Trump and the state seeks immigration answers
Democracy backsliding
GOP gov field takes shape
Standoff in Chicago
A new 'Fair Maps' campaign
Proud Boys, Harmon appeal, SLAPP suits & redistricting
Fair roundup
Texas redistricting battle lands in Illinois
DOJ seeks election data, plus other news of the week
Midterms off to an early start
Upward mobility in Illinois
Medicaid at 60
2026 arrives
Budget signed; constitutional challenge filed
Immigration roundup
Session recap
Sprint to the finish line
A new perspective on Mary Todd Lincoln
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits Illinois
One-on-one with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton
Sen. Durbin announces retirement
Down Ballot: Interview with author Patrick Wohl
Deadline week and student visas
Trade mission to Mexico
Waiting for another shoe to drop
Nationalizing local politics
The mass transit fiscal cliff
Budget uncertainty amid looming Medicaid cuts
State of the state, 2025
Madigan convicted
Illinois vs. Trump
Federal funds frozen; Madigan trial goes to the jury
Trump inauguration puts Illinois on edge
Remembering Illinois civil rights leader John J. Bird
Capitol News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2025
One session ends, another begins
What to expect in the lame duck session
Capitol News Roundup: Dec. 21, 2024
Storm Clouds Ahead in 2025
Capitol News Roundup: Dec. 14, 2024
Immigration, quantum computing and the state flag
Election Numbers; Madigan Trial
Capitol News Roundup: November 23, 2024
Two new realities in Springfield
State Report Card sparks efforts to boost math scores | Capitol Cast: November 8, 2024
Capitol News Roundup: November 9, 2024
Capitol News Roundup: November 2, 2024