Politics

Candidate filing has begun for the 2024 primary election, where several McHenry County seats - including state's attorney and board chair - are on the ballot.

Town halls are planned in Crystal Lake and East Dundee by state Rep. Suzanne Ness.

The Libertarian Party of Illinois had a "tortured interpretation" of state law to argue it should be an established party in McHenry County, a judge ruled.

Grafton Township Republicans plan to ask District 158 to ban school officials from administering gender-affirming care to students.

Experts on extremism fear that the threat of politically motivated violence will intensify as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up

The Twin City Conservatives will meet at A’s Kitchen in Rock Falls at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18.

Donald Trump Jr. at a McHenry County GOP PAC event in Addison told the crowd of supporters he "didn't realize there were this many sane people in Illinois."

Donald Trump Jr. fundraises Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, during a McHenry County GOPAC event at Venuti’s in Addison.

Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.

When the House convenes at noon Wednesday ahead of a floor vote, Johnson, who won the majority behind closed doors, will need almost all Republicans in the public roll call to win the gavel.

Li Arellano, who served eight years as Dixon’s mayor, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 37th State Senate seat currently filled by state Sen. Win Stoller.

Republicans have rejected congressman Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot

The MCGOPAC is sponsoring and hosting an event with Donald Trump, Jr. at 11 a.m. on Oct. 27 in Addison.

I have been reading about the upcoming 2024 presidential election and the promotion of Rank Choice Voting as a new and fairer voting system.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden