US Rep. Robin Kelly said colleague Rep. Jonathan Jackson was endorsing her in US Senate race but Jackson’s camp later said he ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Some politicos are wondering whether Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's potential 2028 bid will be diminished if his chosen ...

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

The days of the shadow primary are giving way to a franker, more overt approach to the race for the White House.

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 ...

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

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

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