Latest POLITICS News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
Local Primary Election Updates – 2024: Clatterbuck concedes to Loyd in the 13th Cong. District GOP primary
Results and reaction from different races in Champaign, Macon, and Vermilion counties as well as other local areas.
Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch
Neither Biden, a Democrat, nor Trump, a Republican, faced major opposition. But the magnitude of their wins gave each man the delegate majority he needed to claim his party’s nomination at the summertime national conventions.
Two Republicans look to challenge U.S. Rep. Budzinski in Illinois’ 13th District
Early voting in Illinois has begun. Voters will cast in-person ballots on March 19. Budzinski, who is seeking her second term, does not have a Democratic primary opponent.
More than an afterschool program, DREAAM provides mentorship and lasting relationships
When Carolyn Johnson was raising her twins, one of her biggest challenges was helping them get to know people who are different from them. She
President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
Biden, who mounted his first bid for president 37 years ago, did not face any serious Democratic challengers to his run for reelection at age 81.
Biden’s budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks for families and lower health care costs
Parents could get an increased child tax credit. Corporate taxes would jump upward. Billionaires would be charged a minimum tax of 25%. It also has a $2,000 cap on drug costs.
UNFILTERED: Local diverse opinions on a ceasefire for Gaza
The call for a ceasefire in Gaza is growing louder both internationally and locally in Champaign-Urbana. This past Monday, the Urbana city council saw a
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
The scrappy tone from Biden was a sharp break from his often humdrum daily appearances and was designed to banish doubts about whether the 81-year-old is still up to the job. For 68 minutes, Biden goaded Republicans over their policies, invited call-and-response banter with fellow Democrats on economic issues, taxes and healthcare and seemed to relish the fight.
Who is Sen. Katie Britt, who will deliver the Republican State of the Union response?
Katie Britt, a first-term Republican senator from Alabama, has been selected by party leadership to deliver the GOP response to President Biden’s State of the
WATCH LIVE: 2024 State of the Union with NPR and PBS
March 5th, 2024; Washington D.C. – For President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address, NPR News will offer special multimedia coverage including streaming video which
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
The court’s move ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump off the ballot because of his attempts to undo his loss in the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden.
Cook County judge orders Trump removed from GOP ballot but holds decision pending appeal
Ruling found election board’s previous decision ‘clearly erroneous.’
State Rep. Carol Ammons wants descendants of slaves in Illinois to have access to free DNA testing
Black residents in Illinois who are descendants of slaves may soon have access to free DNA testing. Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) proposed a House Resolution urging support