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

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

America has become 20 percent poorer in the last four weeks, a Republican donor has said. Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of ...

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

Gov. JB Pritzker has made his choice for who he'd like to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. Why ...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' tour headlined with this word has drawn more than 107,000 Americans in blue and deep-red states ...

The 21-member board voted to approve the deal during its monthly meeting at Chicago Public Schools’ Loop office Thursday — ...

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

Allysia Finley is a member of the Journal's Editorial Board.

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

The 80-year-old Democrat told WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that age was a factor in his not seeking a sixth term in the U.S.