Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters select someone to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Here’s a ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence looms large. By Reid J. Epstein Like the new ...

Illinois Republicans have no bench of experienced prospects to speak of. Because of extreme gerrymandering, the GOP has few ...

NO MIDWEST NICE: The New York Times is out with a juicy story about the Illinois Senate race and the “deep animosity ... free-for-all in a 2013 special primary for her current seat representing ...

The Democratic contest for an Illinois Senate seat is shaping up as a test of the political power of Gov. JB Pritzker over a primary field of candidates who enter the race with deep animosity for ...

Illinois Democrat Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announced he will be running for Senate, after Sen. Dick Durbin said he won’t seek ...

The DNC vice chair used his organization Leaders We Deserve to back liberal state Sen. Robert Peters in an open congressional ...

House Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly have already announced their intentions to run for Senate next year to ...

Here is a very early look at the Democratic Party politicians considered to be potential 2028 presidential contenders in the next race for the White House.

Two-term Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss announced his bid to replace retiring Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’ 9th ...

The Illinois governor has not announced whether he will seek a third term in Springfield next year, but he also has not said ...