The Intelligencer sent questionnaires to candidates in contested races in Glen Carbon, Livingston, and Worden in Madison ...

Republicans argue the map is an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” which renders it unconstitutional under state law.

Some Republican lawmakers are trying to make the petition process more difficult in South Dakota, where a ballot initiative process allows residents to adopt new laws ...

This week, similarly desperate Springfield Republicans threw their own “Hail Mary.” They filed a lawsuit asking the Democratic-controlled Illinois Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the state ...

Illinois voters could have a chance to remove one of their local government officials if they think the official is not doing their job properly. Two lawmakers from both sides of the aisle — State ...

Springfield lawmakers will hash out a plan to move solar and wind projects forward after sluggish growth for clean power in Illinois and a recent rise in coal and natural gas demand.

A lawsuit filed this week with the Illinois Supreme Court aims to do what years of reform pleas, a previous lawsuit and a ...

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...

Republicans in the Illinois House say the state’s current legislative map is unconstitutional and illegally favors Democrats, ...

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 ...

Illinois republican lawmakers have asked the state’s Supreme Court to throw out the current legislative map that they claim ...