It’s not that often a congressional seat opens up in the metro region and so candidates already are queuing to replace U.S.

A domino effect has begun in Illinois with the race to succeed Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate as at least four congressional ...

A lifelong resident of Rockford is joining a growing field of candidates from both the left and right looking to unseat ...

Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters in the 2026 midterm elections select someone to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who has held the seat since 1997. The election ...

The battle to replace Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin in Illinois is intensifying with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday ...

Longtime Democratic Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced her retirement Monday after representing a Chicagoland House seat ...

Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.

SPRINGFIELD — Two Democratic leaders in the Illinois Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow community colleges to offer four-year ...

Senate Bill 1563, known as the Squatter Bill, advanced out of the House committee, and is headed to the full Illinois House for approval. It's a major step toward cracking down on squatting ...

Beginning in 2030, polystyrene foam disposable food containers would be banned in Illinois under a Senate Bill that passed ... which is in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Happy Monday, Illinois. We’re starting ... 2012 primary for the 8th Congressional District, which Duckworth won before going on to win her Senate seat in 2016. Krishnamoorthi ran again for ...

an 80-year-old who was first elected to the Senate in 1996, announced he would not seek re-election in 2026. She was endorsed last week by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. "Juliana has not only proven ...