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Three candidates running for three different elected positions are speaking out about the racist text messages they recently ...

State fiscal analysts and administration officials disagree on the overall costs of the bill, if passed, but costs to ...

Illinois SOS Alexi Giannoulias warns against DMV text scams; launches 'Don't Click. It's a Trick.' campaign to protect ...

Democratic voters last week received a text message from the Spurs campaign imploring them to pass Propositions A and B in the Nov. 4 election or risk having “tourist dollars” returned to two ...

A new scam alert is being issued to Illinois residents about a surge in text message scams. Fraudsters are apparently ...

A photograph from a mass text message sent across Missouri that appears to oppose a campaign to strike down Missouri’s congressional map. SUBMITTED Reality Check is a Star series holding those with ...