IL-14 was designed as a Republican “vote sink” to corral as many red votes as possible into a single district. Then, a promising young Democrat won it. Read more
Nobody in Chicago seems to like it. But as DOT boss, Emanuel would occupy a post so far removed from ideological policymaking that Obama filled it with a Republican. Read more
It's a testament to the broken trust between Springfield and voters that the bluest state in the Midwest couldn't pass a graduated income tax. Read more
Illinois Republicans are pouring millions into the fight to oust Justice Thomas Kilbride — and they don't even have a candidate on the ballot. Read more
Illinois is one of a handful of states with laws protecting both abortion and same-sex marriage. But Barrett, who for years has worked in Chicago, could change plenty about the city.
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Vote-rich Chicago was colonized by migrants from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Upstate New York — and it ended up inheriting that region's political attitudes. Read more
