Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $347,015 to Edwardsville state House candidate Katie Stuart this election cycle, state filings show.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $76,682 to Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer this election cycle, state filings show.

Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) contributed $21.1 million to 30 state House races this election cycle, including $3,445,351 to 22 fellow Democrats in the week leading up to Tuesday’s general election.

Republican Rodney Davis has been declared the winner in the 13th Congressional District against Democrat Betsy Londrigan.

Republican John Shimkus has been declared the winner in the 15th Congressional District against Democrat Kevin Gaither.

Democrat Susana Mendoza has won the state Comptroller race against Republican Darlene Senger.

Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner conceded defeat Tuesday night as Democrat J.B. Pritzker claimed the governorship of Illinois, capturing 59 percent of the vote to Rauner’s 35 percent.

The number of competitive Illinois state legislative races in the Nov. 6 midterm elections will be 18 more than what it was four years ago as more major-party candidates go head-to-head is districts across the state.

Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.

With less than a week left before voters go to the polls, Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer received another $15,441 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, state filings show.

The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.

Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer received another $28,198 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

The political arm of Illinois’ largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has already spent nearly $600,000 this year across 24 competitive state House and Senate races, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hal Patton reasons that political candidates who take money from House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) already have cast their vote about what kind of state they want Illinois to be.

I know what you're thinking: "What 120% tax increase could you be talking about?" Well let's take a look at what happened in 2017.

Decatur State House candidate Sue Scherer received another $10,313 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

Republican Illinois Senate candidate Jason Plummer isn’t going to idly stand by and see the people of his district railroaded.

The Prophecy Show continues to grow more each year!

Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) believes state lawmakers need to reject political pork spending that was hidden in the budget passed earlier this year.

Decatur State House candidate Sue Scherer received another $15,000 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.