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SPRINGFIELD | Since 2000, tuition at many state universities hasmore than doubled, and how much college costs in the next decadecould depend on policies set by the next Illinois governor.
WSIL TV—Dozens of Illinois lawmakers are running unopposed in next year’s primary and general elections.
Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic state treasurer of Illinois, was 4 years old when GOP Rep. Michael N. Castle was elected lieutenant governor of Delaware. But come 2011 the two men could serve together in the Senate.
Happy birthday, state of Illinois, you haven't looked this bad in a long time. Not too far away, though, it's going to be time for a big party.
While many Illinois politicians are rushing to reassure voters of their integrity, some candidates for governor have decided not to release their tax returns to the public, a practice that has become routine in major races.
SPRINGFIELD - Odds are the next Illinois governor will have todeal with gambling.
SPRINGFIELD — Although many Illinois politicians are rushing to reassure voters of their integrity, some candidates for governor have decided not to release their tax returns to the public, a practice that has become routine in major races.
Many Republicans still oppose idea of holding terror suspects in state SPRINGFIELD -- House Republicans on Friday called for a special committee to study the state's potential sale of a northwest Illinois prison to the federal government to house terrorism suspects now held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Audio Available The vast majority of candidates for statewide office in Illinois have signed what's called the "loyalty oath." BLOG: Dear politicians: Do you promise not to overthrow the government?
Gubernatorial candidate Dan Hynes won the backing last week of perhaps the most important organization that will be making endorsements – and giving out campaign contributions – before the Feb. 2 primary election. Hynes got the endorsement Monday of the 103,000-member Illinois Federation of Teachers, whose membership includes the Chicago Teachers Union and the Champaign Federation of Teachers ...
There is one issue on which the candidates for Illinois governor agree — the state has monumental budget problems. What to do about them is another matter.