And the decisions they make are likely to wind up in campaign ads next year, with outside groups already weighing in.  ...

Kelly’s announcement that she is vying for the Senate seat comes ... a serious primary or general election challenge in races for her current seat representing Illinois’ 2nd Congressional ...

announced in April he would not run for a sixth term in the Senate. Illinois’s Democratic lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, promptly joined the race to take Durbin’s seat, claiming ...

Robin Kelly, who has represented parts of the south suburbs for more than a decade, is joining the race to become Illinois’ next ... reform if elected to the Senate, and would also pursue ...

Giannoulias lost a U.S. Senate race to Republican Mark S. Kirk, and Kelly lost her bid to replace her former boss. In addition to serving in Congress, she filled in to lead Illinois’ Democratic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Congresswoman Robin Kelly is the latest to throw her hat in the ring for the U.S. senate ... Illinois could be seen as a sign to other candidates as to whether to jump into the race.

In the days since Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced he would not seek reelection in 2026, several candidates have emerged in the race for his Senate seat. The first bid announcement came from Lt. Gov.

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 bachelor’s degree ...

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Holly Kim, the two-term Lake County treasurer, is looking at running for Illinois state treasurer, if Michael Frerichs joins the Senate race. Kim Is vice chair of iPrime Trust ...

(Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) Stratton secures endorsements from state’s top 2 Dems before other candidates join race U.S. Sen ... she entered the Senate contest.