Although J.B. Pritzker has chosen another lieutenant governor candidate from Chicago, the governor says he and his new ...

Current Illinois State Rep. Hoan Huynh has entered the Democratic field to succeed Jan Schakowsky in the U.S. Congress.

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the selection former state representative and deputy governor Christian Mitchell as his ...

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell will be his running mate for the 2026 campaign.

Pritzker’s campaign announced Christian Mitchell will join the ticket as a candidate for lieutenant governor, replacing Lt.

Illinois’ state Senate District 36 has some familiar faces running for the seat. Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms will face former state Rep. candidate Glen Evans in the Republican primary, while ...

Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) pictured during an interview with the Washington Examiner on reconciliation, the Illinois Senate race, and serving during two Trump administrations on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), a candidate for Illinois’s open Senate seat next year, declined to say whether he would back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for another term at ...

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 ...

Rep. Robin Kelly announces run for Senate, making her 2nd candidate to enter race Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is also in the race, and several other candidates are expected to jump in ...

Still, the climb for Republicans in Illinois will be steep — the last time the Prairie State elected a Senate Republican was in 2010, when former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) defeated Alexi Giannoulias.

So, I've been to a lot of places in the state of Illinois and know a lot of people. I lived downstate on and off for 20 years," Kelly said.