Rod Blagojevich

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

A WBEZ analysis shows that while people may be more cynical and government is more expensive, voter interest in state elections has only increased.

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking weekly news roundup, St. Louis Public Radio’s team of political reporters talks about the re-emergence…

On Tuesday night, Blagojevich walked free from a federal prison four years before he was scheduled to be released. He is among 11 people who received clemency, the White House says.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, confirmed he spoke with President Donald Trump and his acting chief of staff just before the president backed off of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2008 - Three veteran Springfield political observers, men who know Roland Burris personally…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 16, 2013: Gov. Pat Quinn, who cut his political teeth during the rancorous reign of the…

Some reporting also via Amanda Vinicky, Illinois Public RadioUpdated 1:31 p.m. with statement from current Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn.The man whose prosecutions…

Victim of tent collapse died of blunt force traumaThe St. Louis medical examiner says a man who was killed when a tent collapsed near Busch Stadium on…

Nixon heading to Brazil Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be heading to Brazil on a trade mission later this month.Nixon planned to announce more details of…