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Democrats chose community activist and CTU worker Tara Stamps to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson's Cook County, IL board seat.

Community activist and Chicago Teachers Union employee Tara Stamps beat out five other candidates Tuesday night vying to succeed Mayor Brandon Johnson on the Cook County Board.

No Republicans in either chamber of the General Assembly supported the budget.

The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the budget by a 34-22 vote without any Republican support.

The appointment of Tara Stamps is a successful early test of Mayor Brandon Johnson's political might.

While hundreds of bills cleared the General Assembly in the final month of the legislative session, some big-ticket measures will have to wait until at least the fall.

(The Center Square) – A measure on the governor's desk would allow certain work-eligible immigrants to become police officers in the state of Illinois. Current federal law prohibits a non-U.S. citizen from becoming a po...

The Civic Committee has evolved from a standard businessperson group issuing standard businessperson demands which echoed standard pro-business publications, editorial pages and pundits, to taking a much more nuanced, holistic

Will House Speaker Welch and Senate President Harmon follow the footsteps of Mike Madigan and lead a vote to override a Democratic governor's veto of pro-Ameren measure?

It’s a simple choice for Illinois’ top legislative leaders this fall: listen to the over $1 million each got in campaign cash from teachers unions, or back the futures of 9,600 low-income students with a tax credit that is barely a blip in the $50 billion state budget.