At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee decided Friday to back Rep.

TV advertising has already begun in Illinois’$2 2026 Democrat primary for U.S. Senate, and new fundraising numbers released ...

We continue with our endorsements in contested primaries for the Illinois House of Representatives. 27th District. This majority Black district includes South Side neighborhoods such as Auburn ...

The retirement of longtime Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin has set up a competitive primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois. The ...

Some of their big-name backers are voting members of the Cook County Democratic Party — the same body meeting today and Friday to decide which candidate gets officially slated for Senate in 2026. The ...

The November election comes four months after the June 28 primary — the quickest turnaround since at least the Great Depression. On Nov. 8, Illinois voters will elect their governor, junior U.S ...

Research shows that celebrity endorsements of political candidates have little impact. Is there any reason to believe faith ...

Here’s a list of which politicians are endorsing local candidates: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. In the highly competitive 7th Congressional District primary, Pritzker endorsed Danny Davis, the ...

The quarterly reports submitted to the Federal Elections Commission shed light on how candidates are spending money as well ...

Illinois House endorsements in 4th, 5th, 6th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune. ... She has extensive political experience and a reputation as a reasonable lawmaker.

CHICAGO — Michael Madigan battled governors, piped money into campaigns and steered the Democratic agenda in Illinois for a generation. Of all the titles he accrued over his 50-year political ...