Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.

Dwight Kay wonders where J.B. Pritzker has been in recently given what he sees as his outdated politics.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.

Dan Caulkins sees the recent ban on assault weapons instituted in Deerfield as a direct indictment of the Democratic Party.

Not everyone is in favor of a the new Deerfield ordinance banning assault weapons, and Blaine Wilhour, 35, a Beecher City Republican running the the 107th House District, doesn’t think that the decision by Deerfield's trustees is a good idea.

Watchdogs looks at Jasper County School Board's alleged violation of Open Meetings Act in regards to access to meeting recordings.

Even with a new Comprehensive Annual Financial Report showing that Illinois lost $9.9 billion in net worth in 2017, Dan Caulkins doesn’t think the numbers alone are representative of the state’s biggest problems.

Erika Harold and Gary Grasso each raised just $2 per vote cast for them in the attorney general primary race, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 for vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Fresh from his decisive victory in the GOP primary, Blaine Wilhour of Beecher City said the election was just the first step toward winning the 107th House District seat in November.

Dwight Kay is convinced he has a message every voter in November's general election can relate to. “A big part of what we’ll be talking about will be pocketbook issues,” Kay told the Metro East Sun.

Chris Miller has won the Republican nomination over Terry Davis in the primary for the 110th District.

Dan Caulkins was at a loss for words late Tuesday night when the final tallies from his impressive win in the GOP primary for the 101st House District seat came pouring in.

With all precincts reporting, Dan Caulkins has eked out a tight win over his two Republican challengers in his run to replace retiring Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) in the 101st District.

Oakland Republican Chris Miller says it always feels good to win.

Amid chants of “Jeanne, Jeanne,” Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) conceded defeat to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary late Tuesday night.

It will not be the first time Erika Harold will hear “the winner is.”

It’s official -- J.B. Pritzker is the Democratic candidate for governor despite coming under heavy fire from the press and public in recent months.

Republicans depend most on women to show up at the polls in Edwards, Scott and Adams counties in Illinois, according to Illinois State Board of Elections data.

Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Schuyler, Pope and Cass counties see the highest rate of men voting in Illinois.