When Gov. JB Pritzker tells audiences how he became interested in politics, it often starts with stories about his mother. As ...

The Democratic Party realizes it needs to regroup after its losses in November. How to do that has become a bone of ...

Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announces he won’t seek another term — setting off a scramble for the rare open seat. And Mayor Brandon ...

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Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.

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In a fire-breathing exchange on her podcast “I’ve Had It,” Bravo star Jennifer Welch ripped Democratic insider Rahm Emanuel ...

Longtime Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won’t seek reelection - “Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek a sixth term next ...

Longtime Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026 after serving for more than four decades in Congress, and there is expected to be a political ...

Durbin, an 80-year-old Democrat, announced on Wednesday he's not seeking reelection in 2026, after nearly three decades of serving in the U.S. Senate. He said in a video announcing his retirement that ...