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An emergency room physician from Morton says his victory in an Illinois House primary represents a rebuke against what he calls the Pritzker administration's "authoritarian" protocols regarding COVID-19.

Miller wins the 15th Congressional District Republican primary, just days after she made a racially-charged gaffe saying the reversal of Roe v. Wade was a “victory for white life.”

Dennis Tipsword won the Republican primary in the 105th House District over three other Republican candidates. Tipsword said he is happy to emerge from a field of "good conservative candidates."

There were primaries in both major parties, an indicator the 91st is one of the increasingly rare districts in Illinois that are balanced enough to avoid a predetermined partisan outcome.

The district was drawn by Illinois Democrats to lean slightly blue, but the Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up in a political climate so far appearing favorable to Republicans this fall.

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.

Former President Donald Trump came to west-central Illinois Saturday to deliver his “complete and total endorsement” for state Sen. Darren Bailey, giving the ultraconservative downstate lawmaker gold-plated momentum heading into Tuesday’s six-way gubernatorial primary.

Abortion will remain legal in Illinois, but state leaders reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court’s decision Friday.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills into law Thursday aimed at protecting the victims of sexual assault.

OSF Healthcare has launched an equity initiative to address disparities in care.