Tag: Illinois

Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic hopeful Andrea Zopp speaks to supporters at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Activists want Illinois Senate candidates to reject outside spending

Jacqueline Klimas · October 21, 2015 6:42 pm

A Brief Exegesis of the Central Illinois Music Scene

Ike Brannon · October 2, 2015 3:05 pm

incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk's campaign has spent the summer trying to tie Rep. Tammy Duckworth to an ongoing legal case looking at whether or not she violated state ethic codes while working at the Illinois Veterans Affairs Department. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Illinois Senate race tightens

Jacqueline Klimas · September 29, 2015 7:07 pm

In this March 16, 2015 file photo U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., speaks to Illinois Republican Senate leader Christine Radogno in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Kirk’s abortion vote may boost moderate credentials

Jacqueline Klimas · September 23, 2015 7:54 pm

Durbin: ‘Some Groups’ Pressuring GOP on Iran Deal Vote

Michael Warren · September 16, 2015 6:52 pm

Facebook states that it has 1.5 billion users. Provided that a third of those users have uploaded a picture of at least one other person who does not use Facebook, its number of "face templates" could exceed 2 billion. (AP File Photo)

Facebook is sued over facial recognition technology

Rudy Takala · September 10, 2015 9:38 pm

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker meets local residents during a stop in Washington, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Scott Walker wants to ‘wreak havoc’ on Washington

Ryan Lovelace · September 9, 2015 11:49 am

Stiffed By the State

Geoffrey Norman · August 31, 2015 3:32 pm

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was convicted on 18 counts in 2011 after a secret scheme to sell the appointment to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat to the highest bidder in 2008 was exposed.Â (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Blagojevich appeal rejected

Sean Higgins · August 19, 2015 7:11 pm

A Â judge on Friday shot down Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plans to reform major city employee pension funds. (AP Photo)

Judge nixes Chicago’s pension reform plan

Sean Higgins · July 24, 2015 5:27 pm

State Sen. Darin LaHood smiles after he won the GOP nod in the primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock on Tuesday, July 7, 2105, in Peoria, Ill. LaHood heads into the Sept. 10 special general election. (Ron Johnson/Journal Star via AP)

Darin LaHood wins Illinois GOP primary to replace Aaron Schock

Kelly Cohen · July 8, 2015 11:13 am

Illinois state Sen. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, March 18, 2015, after announcing earlier in the day that he will run for U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's soon-to-be-vacant congressional seat. Schock announced Tuesday, March 17 he will resign at the end of the month. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

Beltway Confidential

Special election to replace Aaron Schock pits K Street against Tea Party

Timothy P. Carney · July 2, 2015 8:31 pm