After Gov. Bruce Rauner narrowly defeated challenger Jeanne Ives in the primary for Illinois’ Republican candidate for governor, the question is now whether the first-term governor can persuade frustrated conservatives to vote for him this fall.

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Residents are leaving Southern Illinois counties in droves as the state continues to shrink.

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A former campaign consultant for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is suing his political committee and the state Democratic Party, alleging that reporting a top lieutenant for sexual harassment hindered her from advancing in the speaker’s organization.

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There are just about 230 days until the November general election. Gov. Bruce Rauner is going to need every last one of them if he has any hopes of winning re-election.

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Non-presidential primaries in Illinois don’t typically garner much enthusiasm, but voters bucked that trend Tuesday.

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Republican Erika Harold will face Democrat Kwame Raoul for the right to succeed Lisa Madigan as Illinois’ next attorney general.

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Billionaire J.B. Pritzker will be the Democrats’ nominee for Illinois governor.

Pritzker, who spent almost $70 million of his own fortune on the primary election, beat out a field of six candidates, including Sen. Daniel Biss and millionaire Chris Kennedy, to claim the nomination.

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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner will face Democrat J.B. Pritzker in the race to be Illinois’ next governor. Given the more than $100 million the two candidates spent to win their primary election battles, the general election is expected to be the most expensive in Illinois history.

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Illinois is the most financially unstable state in the nation, according to new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.

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