The news and information you need to know to make your choices in the Illinois primary. Early voting has begun, and election day is March 19.
Key local races
Running in the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney are Clayton Harris III, a university lecturer, and Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former Illinois Appellate Court judge.
Cunningham seeks to hold onto the position she was appointed to in 2022, but Reyes says it’s time for a Latino justice on the state’s highest court.
Illinois Cook County Races
Incumbent Commissioner Tara Stamps has less campaign money than her Democratic challenger, but Stamps does have the blessing of County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Incumbent Iris Martinez took on her own party and won four years ago. Now, she faces another tough fight from her own party for reelection.
Cook County tax appeal official Larry Rogers faces challenger Larecia Tucker.
State Sen. Natalie Toro and Chicago Teachers Union organizer Graciela Guzman reprise their battle for a pivotal Logan Square seat. The heavyweight political fight also includes Dr. Dave Nayak and Geary Yonker
Incumbent Sonya Harper touts her efforts to expand community gardening and urban agriculture in a district desperately lacking groceries and healthy food options. Challenger Joseph Williams was elected last year to the 7th District Police Council.
The 36th Illinois House district touches Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood but mostly encompasses the southwest suburbs from south suburban Evergreen Park to Palos Hills.
U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia challenged from the right by Ald. Raymond Lopez.
Rep. Sean Casten faces political newcomer Mahnoor Ahmad and Charles Hughes with the war in Gaza emerging as a focal point.
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis faces a hard reelection fight as he tackles challenges from four fellow Democrats.
Longtime Rep. Bill Foster and challenger Qasim Rashid face off in 11th District primary, differ over Gaza war.
Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Mike Bost touts experience amid challenge from ‘outsider’ Darren Bailey.
4th District | Democratic
The 4th Congressional District, which stretches across the Southwest Side and western suburbs, has more Latinos than any other in Illinois, and who wins could signal which wing of the Democratic Party the district is swaying toward.
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
Raymond A. Lopez
7th District | Democratic
Democratic incumbent Rep. Danny Davis, 82, is vying to hold onto his near three-decade grip on Illinois’ 7th District. But the 14-term incumbent faces a challenge from four other Democrats in this hotly contested primary election.
Nikhil Bhatia
Kina Collins
Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Danny Davis
Kouri Marshall
11th District | Democratic
The race represents one of the largest congressional districts overlaying Chicago’s collar counties. Here are the candidates running against seven-term Democratic Rep. Bill Foster.
Bill Foster
Qasim Rashid
Latest News
Sneed is told President Joe Biden was actually warned a year and a half ago by a top top Dem pollster that his re-election was in the doghouse with young voters. Gov. J.B. Pritzker was being urged to run in a primary in case Biden pulled the plug.
President Biden’s decision to drop out and endorse Kamala Harris as the Democrats’ nominee for president has some readers praising the move and some expressing disappointment.
From reminders of the hurdles they’ve had to overcome to confidence in Harris’ ability to lead, these delegates describe what the vice president’s nomination means to them.
The endorsement, announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris builds momentum as the Democratic Party’s likely presidential nominee.
A stalwart of the U.S. Senate, Durbin says he will decide whether to seek reelection in 2025.
A defense attorney for Charles Sikanich said the weapon was a nonworking “war trophy” brought home by Sikanich’s grandfather after World War II. Prosecutors say it’s an illegal machine gun he tried to sell while working a city job.
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Latest election news
The Sun-Times first reported the Harris campaign called Pritzker Wednesday about the possibility of serving as her running mate, but the Illinois governor told reporters that Harris’ campaign “did not call me yesterday.” The Sun-Times stands by its story.
The maps designate two separate perimeters around the United Center and McCormick Place, where Democratic delegates will respectively meet to coronate the party’s presidential nominee and conduct party business
La campaña de Harris llamó al gobernador para conversar sobre el puesto número 2 el miércoles, dijo una fuente al Sun-Times. “Sería reacio a hacer un cambio, pero sería difícil resistirse a una llamada y a ser considerado si la candidata me llamara para preguntarme si quiero ser considerado para la vicepresidencia”, dijo Pritzker a CNN.
The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Black Greek-letter organization. Her more than 300,000 “sorors” plan to play a large role in the November presidential election.
Will Joe Biden still be at the Democratic National Convention? And what’s a delegate anyway? Here’s what to know about the Chicago convention.
The outgoing Cook County state’s attorney has said prosecuting corrupt government officials is a priority, but many of these cases her office has pursued over the past four years have been relatively minor.
Harris’ campaign called the governor to discuss the No. 2 spot on Wednesday, a source told the Sun-Times. “I’d be reluctant to make a change, but it’d be hard to resist a call and consideration if the nominee called me to ask to be considered for vice president,” Pritzker said on CNN.
Trump’s the old guy now. And the selection of JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate no longer seems wise.
Vice President Kamala Harris has raised millions and won support from party leaders as she launches her campaign full-force. Former President Donald Trump has said he will debate her.
The goal is for the nominee to be selected by Aug.7 in order to lock in access to ballots in every state by not waiting for the Democratic convention in Chicago running Aug. 19-22.