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Seven Democrats and two Republicans have filed to replace incumbent U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, who is not seeking re-election in the 17th District.
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Several primary races have emerged for state legislative seats in central Illinois, based on the first day of candidate filings.
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An Illinois State University alum who has covered Washington politics for decades says times are tense at the nation's capital as the U.S. prepares for a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A political scientist says Illinois Democrats likely moved much of Bloomington-Normal into a new congressional district because they see one seat as vulnerable to a Republican challenge.
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Illinois' new congressional maps draw Bloomington Normal into a district with Peoria, the Quad Cities, and a portion of the Rockford area. The new 17th district is thin and winds west of Bloomington-Normal, turns north at Galesburg and then east at the top of the state.
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A political scientist predicts southern Illinois will lose a congressional district when the Democrat-controlled Illinois legislature redraws the…
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Illinois’ Democratic State Central Committee elected U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly as its new chair Wednesday night on a razor thin margin.Kelly, who lives in…
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Tuesday he believes the issue of direct pandemic relief aid for states, cities, and small units of government will come back,…
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Bloomington-Normal’s two Republican congressmen were split Saturday on a measure that would infuse $25 billion into the Postal Service and block…
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Two Central Illinois congressmen said they expect debate over a fourth coronavirus disaster recovery bill to be bipartisan, though they also preferred GOP…