Tina Sfondeles
Chief Political Reporter, Chicago Sun-TimesTina Sfondeles is the chief political reporter, covering all levels of government and politics with a special focus on the Illinois General Assembly, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration and statewide and federal elections.
Sfondeles spent much of the pandemic in Washington, D.C. — covering the White House and co-authoring the West Wing Playbook for Politico. She also covered the White House and Democratic politics and policy as a politics correspondent for Insider. Sfondeles joined the Sun-Times in 2007, covering politics, transportation, crime and sports — and returned to the newspaper in 2022.
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Noem’s visit to the state capital also shows that President Donald Trump is actively targeting Pritzker, who is seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender. -
The governor’s office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism registries or databases without legal safeguards or accountability. -
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Dick Durbin, who is not seeking reelection. -
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly announced her candidacy in a video, less than two weeks after Sen Dick Durbin announced he wouldn’t be seeking reelection for a sixth term. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announced her bid a day later. -
Gov. JB Pritzker’s late-night appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” came on the heels of an attention-getting political speech in New Hampshire that has once again sparked buzz about whether he’ll run for president in 2028. -
Former President Donald Trump’s event in Chicago was before a receptive crowd, a downtown room full of the Economic Club of Chicago’s members and their guests, who often applauded his digs at moderator John Micklethwait, Bloomberg editor-in-chief. -
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking to enforce state consumer protection laws to stop the platform from capitalizing on young users, and wants to hold the defendants accountable for “unfairly and deceptively designing, operating, and marketing the TikTok Platform to ensnare and addict young users in Illinois.” -
Gov. JB Pritzker has presidential ambitions — and his vetting when he was under consideration to serve as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate and this week’s Democratic National Convention have put a huge spotlight on the second-term governor. -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2022 spoke before state Democratic Party leaders in New Hampshire and Florida, fueling speculation that he was plotting a presidential run in 2024. Since then he’s repeatedly tamped down questions about his presidential ambitions. -
Under the new law, state House and Senate candidates must run in the primary to appear on the November general election ballot — a move leaving prospective candidates in the lurch, viewed as a power grab by the Democrat-led legislature.
