Progressive State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Fends Off Law-And-Order Candidate Pat O’Brien
Progressive Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx defeated Republican challenger Pat O’Brien, who promised a return to ‘law and order.’
Progressive Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx defeated Republican challenger Pat O’Brien, who promised a return to ‘law and order.’
The question of whether to move Illinois to a graduated income tax structure — and away from the current flat tax — was decided by voters. Now, Illinois waits for the results.
Democrat Dick Durbin won reelection as his party seeks to wrest control of the Senate and hold on to two key suburban House districts.
The owner of Chicago’s Busy Beaver Button Company has a new book called “Button Power: 125 Years Of Saying It With Buttons.”
The decision against the rule that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits applies nationwide.
All eyes are on about a dozen battleground states, especially those in the Midwest.
Some state House and Senate candidates in Illinois have raised more money this election cycle than many candidates running at the federal level.
As voters arrive in record numbers to cast early ballots, they say democracy’s basic foundations feel brittle.
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Responding to supporters chanting “Fire Fauci!” at a rally in Florida, the president said: “Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election.“