For now, candidates are anxiously awaiting word from both Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin, but the behind-the-scenes jockeying is in full force.

Senate seat could soon spill into the open as Democrats wait with bated breath to see whether he runs in 2026. Durbin, the No ...

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten’s trip is in line with national Democratic efforts to host ‘town halls’ in Republican districts.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

Leaders We Deserve, co-founded by David Hogg, announced launching an effort to primary “out-of-touch, ineffective” House ...

For the ultra wealthy, the market whipsaw presents opportunities. For average Americans? Not so much, state officials said.

as the Democratic Party of Illinois was. The state party supported 280 local candidates, and it claims 222 of those candidates won, for a 79% success rate. Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives ...

DuPage GOP leader Kevin Coyne said Republican candidates “ran good campaigns” but faced a “perfect storm of issues,” including an infusion of cash from the Democratic Party of Illinois to ...

Illinois' senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn’t said if he’ll seek another six-year term, and that uncertainty is fueling quiet jostling among ambitious Democrats across the state.

Sanders is far from the only voice speaking up on the left. Within the Democratic Party, Illinois’ JB Pritzker has fashioned himself as one of Trump’s key critics, while fellow Democratic ...