In this instance, Joe Ricketts, an owner of the Chicago Cubs, gave $500,000 to the state GOP. After that and some other large donations, the party gave about $1.7 million to Brad Schimel’s campaign.

Like Springsteen or the Stones, fellow columnist Trudy Rubin’s European tour has been extended as she expresses her shock and ...

Individual donors aren't allowed to give more than $20,000 to a Supreme Court candidate. But both Republicans and Democrats ...

Currently, Illinois residents 79 years old and above need to take a behind-the-wheel driving test. New legislation would ...