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Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot spends two days meeting with Illinois lawmakers. How much of her agenda runs through Springfield?Meanwhile, Democrats…

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot is beginning to lobby for her agenda in Springfield.After private meetings with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and House Speaker…

Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago this week, trouncing Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.How’d she win? What’s her agenda? And what…

A night of surprises as (a few) Chicago voters narrow the field of candidates for mayor: former prosecutor and police reformer Lori Lightfoot gets the…

As we get ready to welcome 2019, we thought we’d take a few minutes to listen back to the past year in Illinois government and politics.We heard the most…

Gov. Bruce Rauner says passage of his pro-business Turnaround Agenda would help to curb violence in Chicago. Rauner recently said he's "disappointed" in…

This week, continuing concerns over the state's budget, Governor Rauner holds his first cabinet meeting, and Rahm Emanuel faces a run-off election in his…

Illinois legislators wrapped up their two-week veto session this afternoon (Nov. 7), though they may be back in Springfield before the year's end.The…

He saved the city from ending up like Detroit.He runs City Hall as if he were the CEO of a private corporation.He is the “greenest” mayor in the…