State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican from Morton, has announced plans to run for a third term in the heavily Republican ...

Illinois governors rarely serve more than one or two terms: The last governor to be elected to a third term was James R. Thompson, a Republican who held the job from 1977 to 1991.

John Peter Altgeld, governor of Illinois from 1893 to 1897. Altgeld disapproved of President Grover Cleveland sending in the National Guard to stop the Pullman strikers. (Chicago Tribune archive) ...

At the center of Thursday’s hearing is Illinois’ TRUST Act – the 2017 law signed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner that ...

The governor of Wisconsin says that, if Democrats take control of the legislature now that new “fair” district maps have been ...

The Illinois governor has not announced whether he will seek a third term in Springfield next year, but he also has not said he will not run for president in 2028.

Former Republican Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. His most high-profile act as governor was to place a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois. However, he also ...

George Ryan dies at 91; former Illinois governor halted executions, but went to prison amid corruption scandal His one term as governor ended amid accusations he used government offices to ...

Some politicos are already wondering whether the governor’s chances for a 2028 bid will be diminished if his chosen candidate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, doesn’t win.

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. Former Republican State Rep. Jim Durkin confirmed Ryan's death. Sources said Ryan and his family recently were in Florida, ...