Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) teased an announcement on a potential run for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) seat in ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he’s backing his colleague Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in his bid to become the next ...

The billionaire governor’s backing could help Stratton preempt a long line of statewide political heavyweights jockeying for ...

There promises to be nothing boring about the Illinois race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who will retire in 2027 after ...

Durbin's decision was a tacit acknowledgment that, at the age of 80, it's time to step away from the day-to-day grind of ...

Standing outside the Bright Star Church amid a backdrop of supporters in her native Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s ...

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday he is endorsing his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate.

The endorsement came just a day after Stratton announced her candidacy and two days after Durbin announced he would not seek ...

Sen. Durbin went on to say the President can only implement tariffs in an emergency. Durbin says there is no emergency and it ...

Plus, a rare Senate seat opens up in Illinois and a very exciting (and bittersweet) announcement in this week’s 3-Minute Read ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big political stories from the week. This week’s topics include a Milwaukee judge being held in federal custody for ...

Pritzker praised Juliana Stratton as one of Illinois's "fiercest fighters for working families" and said that her experience has made her a "passionate and compassionate advocate." ...