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Illinois Politicians Gear Up for Election | Springfield News
Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair kicked off a high-stakes political season, with Democratic leaders rallying voters amid soaring grocery prices fueled by tariffs. Attorney General Kwame Raoul is stepping up to fill federal gaps in consumer and environmental protections, even defending the Illinois Trust Act against immigration enforcement cooperation — twice in court — despite a $10 million budget cut. Meanwhile, Senate President Don Harmon backs a downtown Springfield redevelopment project, though it’s tangled with the contentious Bears stadium debate, where lingering debt from the…
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