— Endorsements: Adam Braun, who’s running for the open 13th District state representative seat, has been endorsed by Atty Gen. Kwame Raoul and former Ald. and community leader Ameya Pawar, according ...

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

On the Democrat side, four other candidates have filed with the FEC: Kevin Ryan, a Marine veteran and diplomat; Christopher ...

While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK’s cuts, smaller stations in rural areas ...

The 2026 race to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is starting to take shape on both sides of the aisle. Why it matters: ...

Eight months before the primary, Krishnamoorthi is hitting the airwaves but not attacking his primary opponents, Lt. Gov.

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton added endorsements from Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and others in her bid for a ...

The election to replace the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva is ultimately expected to send a Democrat to Capitol Hill, putting ...