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PEORIA — Former Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, receiving a significant boost from voters in Cook County. Stratton defeated U ...

The 2026 Illinois primary results for governor have set up a rematch between Gov. JB Pritzker and his 2022 Republican challenger Darren Bailey, after CBS News projects Bailey has won the GOP primary.

Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Ill., has won the Democratic primary for the state's 9th congressional district, according to a race call by The Associated Press, topping a crowded field in the ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago, overseeing editorial operations and social media, and covering breaking, local and community news. Voters chose their candidates for ...

In nominating Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for the Senate on Tuesday, Illinois Democrats chose a candidate whose message included a television ad featuring people saying “f*** Trump” over a more moderate ...

Illinois was tasked in the 2026 primary election with choosing a new comptroller for the first time in a decade after Susana Mendoza announced last year she would not seek reelection. In response, ...

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is running unopposed in his primary run for reelection. Four Republican candidates seek to challenge Pritzker in November: Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and ...

Virtually all of the different battles simmering inside the Democratic Party this year are on display in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois, where retirements by key House Democrats and the state’s ...

Governor J. B. Pritzker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. His running mate, Christian Mitchell, a former state representative and Pritzker’s former deputy governor, declared his candidacy after ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (Illinois), the longtime No. 2 Democrat in Senate leadership, is not running for reelection after nearly 30 years in the Senate, setting off a scramble for his seat. The winner of the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire and a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is seeking a third term. He’s running unopposed in the Democratic primary. Illinois has not elected a Republican ...