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As Texas Democrats plan Illinois departure, lawmaker hopes daughters will one day see ‘dad fought back’

John Bucy’s older daughter “seemed a little frustrated” with him this week when he wasn’t home to take her to school for her ...

Some Texas Democrats leave Illinois as second special session in their state begins

Some Texas House Democrats confirmed they were leaving after the first special session in the Lone Star state ended Friday, ...

Texas GOP chairman calls Illinois a winnable ‘purple state’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has openly welcomed the Texas lawmakers to stay here. He has also suggested that if ...

Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 ...

Texas woman charged with trying to kidnap children from Aurora, Illinois, bring them to their father in Mexico

Cindy Sanchez, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested and charged with two counts of kidnapping two counts of child abduction ...

Texas Democrats staying in Illinois evacuated over bomb threat

Texas Democrats staying in Illinois were evacuated from their hotel on Wednesday morning over a potential bomb threat, ...

Illinois Republicans rally behind Texas GOP redistricting plan, celebrate Trump bump

Redistricting was a large focus at an annual gathering of the state party’s central committee and the Republican County Chair ...

Pritzker says redrawing Illinois district map "on the table" in response to Texas redistricting push

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting ...