Amid chatter about age and term limits, Illinois voters this year will choose new representatives in five Congressional districts — and a new senator to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin.

The candidates stopped short of criticizing President Donald Trump directly but registered their disagreement with his call to “nationalize” voting and to his approach to tariffs.

With U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin retiring at the end of his term, Illinois voters face a crowded ballot in the bid to fill a seat Durbin has held since 1997.

Illinois Senate District 56 candidates Geldert-Murphey and Hall debate immigration, energy, and state-federal politics before ...

WGN News Chicago is hosting a debate between the three leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senator from Illinois, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL), one of many candidates speculated to jump into the 2028 presidential race, has his first test of ...

Retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's seat is so attractive that three of Illinois' most well-known elected officials are giving up their current spots in the House of Representatives to run for it.

Several Democrats are competing to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in one of 2026’s most closely watched Democratic primaries.

Don Tracy, Jeannie Evans and Casey Chlebek appeared Wednesday night at an hourlong debate. Each made some missteps as they contended a Republican could win the race to succeed retiring Democratic ...

Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) on Thursday released a new campaign ad featuring several Prairie State ...

Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson on Tuesday defended a bill he introduced that would outlaw abortion and classify the procedure as a homicide. There are no exceptions for rape, incest or fertility ...