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The best laid plans almost worked to perfection in Illinois, where Democrats controlled the redistricting process and gained four seats in the 2012 elections. But the 13th District was… Log In Username Password Share Related Ratings This story ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois The 40-16 vote in the Democrat-controlled chamber sends the measure to the House, which last week passed a more comprehensive pension fix pushed by Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Reporting By Joanne

Yesterday, on the Senate floor, Richard Durbin, the Illinois Democrat, gave a nine-minute speech about the continuing gun violence in the months since Newtown, and the Senate's inability to pass a universal background check bill. To illustrate the ...

_ Gov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates next year might be targeting a new voting group during the Democratic and Republican primary elections: 17-year-olds. The Senate on Wednesday sent to the governor a measure to allow ...

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Saved under Breaking News!, Democrats, Gay, Headlines, Illinois, Kelly J. Newson, Legal, Lesbian, Media, Political Left, Politics, Social Media, spot, Spotlight, top, U.S. Tags: top With only a few days left in the Illinois Spring Legislative ...

Gun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances — ...

Opponents fear more traffic deaths, lower fuel economy Illinois drivers soon could roll along rural interstates at 70 mph after House lawmakers Wednesday approved a higher speed limit on nonurban highways despite safety concerns and a possible veto ...

CHICAGO The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorneys office in Chicago, Illinois senators announced ...