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(The Center Square) – With a week before early voting begins in Illinois, how to handle corruption plaguing the Illinois statehouse is an issue for attorney general candidates. This week, state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Ch...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has called for the resignation of two Democratic state senators, one facing federal bribery charges and the other facing questions about his treatment of women.

Two Illinois Democratic state senators, both on the ballot in November, were asked to resign by the governor on Thursday.

“Illinoisans deserve to have elected leaders who are focused on representing them — not on holding office when facing serious and credible charges,” the governor said.

Voters are looking for answers to Ventura Countys pricey housing issues but also worried about drought, jobs and divisiveness in politics.

State Sen. Michael Hastings lost a round in court Thursday when a Will County judge ruled that testimony of a Tinley Park police officer and Mayor Michael Glotz was irrelevant to the senator’s divorce case at this time.

An upset in last month’s Democratic primary for New York state Assembly has changed the political picture in the Hudson Valley.

Longtime assemblymen Kevin Cahill of Kingston and Tom Abinanti of Mount Pleasant both to Democratic challengers in primary elections.

Longtime assemblymen Kevin Cahill of Kingston and Tom Abinanti of Mount Pleasant both to Democratic challengers in primary elections.

Two of the four Assembly primaries taking place in the Hudson Valley on Tuesday feature longtime Democratic members facing challenges for their seats.