Citizens To Elect Jim Zay, a candidate committee, reported receiving $50,984.96 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens to Elect Eckhoff, a candidate committee, reported receiving $20,507.70 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens to Elect Grant Wehrli, a candidate committee, reported receiving $17,004.41 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens to Elect Michael E Musson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $500 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens for Connelly, a candidate committee, reported receiving $685,825.52 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends to Elect Kathleen Willis, a candidate committee, reported receiving $208,819.48 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Mendrick for Sheriff, a candidate committee, reported receiving $11,900 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens for Seth Lewis, a candidate committee, reported receiving $70,261.41 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens for Mickey Straub, a candidate committee, reported receiving $200 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Evelyn for Illinois, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,357 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Illinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today.

High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.

Illinois's powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), earlier today revealed to be a target in the same FBI investigation that led to an extortion indictment against a Chicago alderman, is not accused of anything new, a think tank reported.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a January 23 executive order committing Illinois to the expensive energy sources and failed carbon-dioxide reduction goals of the United Nations and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, is warning members that he believes Senate Bill 107, aimed at banning “assault weapons,” will not be the last attack on legal gun owners.

Sal Falbo thinks Erica Bray-Parker could use a new lesson plan.

Erica Bray-Parker, a candidate for the Wheaton City Council in District 4, is being accused of flexing her political muscle even before the election.

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton says Erica Bray-Parker does not deserve to represent that city.

Hinsdale voters will decide who will serve village and library board trustees when they head to the polls on April 2.

Former state Sen. Chris Nybo, a Republican of Elmhurst, is expanding his legal operations by an adding lobbying to his list of client services.