Thursday, February 5, 2026

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rnc-2024
  • by david hall
Kathy Salvi elected as next Illinois Republican Party chair

The former U.S. House and Senate candidate takes over next week for a party grasping for unity against Democratic domination in Illinois.

rnc-2024
  • by david hall
Time for a reset? Illinois Republicans enter GOP convention with a new leader — and old divisions

The convention will mark a coming-out party for Kathy Salvi, who faces the challenge of rebuilding a party incrementally decimated by failed statewide campaigns, division within its ranks — and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s vast fortune bolstering Democratic supermajorities.

usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke's legal team silent as deadline passes to appeal corruption case

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall told Burke at the end of his sentencing hearing last month that he’d have 14 days to appeal. Nothing has been filed.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
For Chicago students, path to a top CPS high school often begins at 4 and is filled with disparities

Students admitted to CPS gifted elementary programs are three times more likely to get into one of Chicago's 11 test-in high schools than kids who go to nonselective neighborhood elementary schools, a WBEZ analysis of data has found.