The two founders of the Edgar County Watchdogs, who have a record of exposing local and state government waste and fraud, are gearing up for an old-fashioned showdown March 1 at the Coles County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner.

Hans Zigmund, new director of Gov. Bruce Rauner's Office of Management and Budget, had some explaining to do to three Republican lawmakers.

State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has received the endorsement of the FRC Action PAC in her run against Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary.

Not only are Illinois residents burdened by some of the highest taxes in the nation, but their personal behaviors and habits are increasingly being manipulated by many of these same tax policies, according to a study published earlier this month by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Government pension funds in Joliet and Aurora depended most on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Chicago's Morning Answer: Salena Zito joins Dan & Amy to talk Jeff Sessions & the FBI rebuilding trust

The tsunami of TV ads, news stories, press releases and social media that floods an election season is washing over us now, and Round One—the primaries—is just over a month away, so this is a good time to dry off and revisit some basic obligations in a healthy democratic society.

Imagine interviewing for a job and getting offered a starting salary of $340,000 and then demanding that your new employer create positions for your adult daughter and her husband.

A business practice that is shutting down in other states is picking up in Illinois thanks to Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Eric Kohn joins Dan and Amy to preview Gov. Rauner's budget address

Ed Morrissey joins Dan and Amy with reaction to the latest FBI text messages

Victor Davis Hanson joins Dan & Amy with reaction to the Nunes memo

Billionaire JB Pritzker is the wealthiest candidate ever to run for Illinois governor and likely the most philanthropic, laying claim to at least $152 million in donations in recent years to children’s programs, universities, hospitals, a state Holocaust museum and much more.

The $15.7 billion the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) recently approved in its fiscal year 2019 budget request is bad for the state's economy, a Cato Institute director said during a recent interview.

With the NBA season at the midway point, the Chicago Bulls are sitting in last place in the Central Division and 12th place overall in the Eastern Conference with a record of 20-37. The Bulls will be hoping that the second half of the season is kinder than the first.

Four Republican senators made it clear to Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) officials how upset they were with the school funding holdup at Tuesday's Senate Education Committee hearing on the SB650 Mandate Waiver.

Illinois' unpaid vendor debt ticked up to $8,690,348,325,49 the week of Feb. 7, ending a two-month trend where debt gradually decreased after setting a record high topping $16 billion.

A growing number of Republicans are expressing fears that the Illinois GOP's endorsement process may be “rigged” to favor Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Republicans from at least one township in Cook County said that Tuesday's endorsement of Gov. Bruce Rauner was the outcome of a rigged process and not a reflection of grass-roots support within the party.

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