Rich Miller

The messages were distinct: Even after years of Democratic control, not nearly enough is still being done to help people in Black and Latino communities. Unlike the Republicans, the Black and Latino Legislative caucuses actually have considerable sway over the state’s lawmaking process.

Tim Mapes was sentenced to 30 months for lying in response to innocuous grand jury questions that weren’t even about illegal acts while he had complete immunity from prosecution. For what?

If massive union contributions to Flowers’ opponent succeed in toppling her in next month’s primary election, Speaker Chris Welch will owe them for conducting this political hit.

Reboletti, of Elmhurst, is once again trying to make his way back to the General Assembly, challenging Marti Deuter, a pro-abortion Democrat from Elmhurst, for the open seat.

The mayor is pulling back on accepting and caring for the continuing influx of migrants and shifting to his progressive agenda, like banning natural gas connections in most new construction, Rich Miller writes.

This could be one of the most interesting challenges to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s effort to tamp down attempts to add permanent costs to the budget in the face of possible future deficits.

This is a warning to everyone else in the political business who thinks it’s OK to make a threat: Don’t do it, Rich Miller writes.

Organized labor and the business community are demanding far more robust infrastructure spending, while the governor’s people point to very real cost considerations for consumers.

If nothing else, a barrage of union money aimed at Wilhour could divert “Eastern Bloc” resources away from their hoped-for battle against Rep. Dave Severin, Rich Miller writes.