Dan Brady

It's not unusual for members of a minority party to serve on transition teams for newly-elected statewide officeholders in Illinois. It's far less common to have a defeated opponent in a particular race on the team. But that's what has happened.

Republican state Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington on Tuesday conceded the election for Illinois Secretary of State to Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, Republican State Rep. Dan Brady and Libertarian Jon Stewart are competing to be the next Illinois Secretary of State to replace Jesse White, who has served six terms in the office.

State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington is the only Republican seeking statewide office to get the endorsement of the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the largest union in the state.

The Republican state representative from Bloomington says the General Assembly approved the office's move to paperless titles and liens two decades ago, but the Secretary of State's office never made the changes.

State Rep. Dan Brady from Bloomington-Normal is looking to become the first Republican Secretary of State since George Ryan. The last two Republicans to serve in that office, Ryan and Jim Edgar, went on to become governor.

The late Merlin Kennedy and Henry Gay Sr., two of Bloomington’s most salient civil rights leaders, now have downtown streets named in their honor.

Illinois Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady says too many people have encountered delays and other problems with the office, especially drivers' services.

State lawmakers are going public with concerns about the future of the prison in Pontiac and another in Vandalia in southern Illinois.

The Republican primary in the new and vacant 105th Illinois House district is getting crowded.