Rich Miller

A Facebook post last week by state Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, created a stir, caused one of his fellow Democratic Senators to bow out of a planned joint fundraiser and, ultimately, the entire fundraiser was canceled.

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch already rules with a supermajority, but he believes he can flip four to six more seats, including one held by Rep. Marty McLaughlin of Barrington Hills.

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch has said he thinks he can flip somewhere between four and six Republican-held House districts to Democratic control, upping his...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch has said he thinks he can flip somewhere between four and six Republican-held House districts to Democratic control, upping his super-majority to between 82 and 84 seats, from his current 78.

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch has said he thinks he can flip somewhere between four and six Republican-held House districts to Democratic control, upping his super-majority to between 82 and 84 seats, from his current 78.

Protests don't usually turn violent. Gov. Pritzker didn't run for president. And, OMG, the White Sox and Bears cannot twist state lawmakers' arms like they used to.

The governor talked about a third term during a state delegates’ convention breakfast, but cautioned his audience that his wife, MK, was his “term limit,” explaining that if people want him to run again they’ll first have to convince her.

The mayor has said that he, as a CTU staffer, helped pass the evidence-based school funding bill in 2017, but CTU opposed the bill. That's just one example.

RICH MILLER Last week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson repeatedly slammed Statehouse legislators.

As usual, plenty of false claims have been made during this state legislative election cycle.