Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. He served prison time for federal corruption charges.

Raja Krishnamoorthi has announced his bid to run for Senate, confirming speculations that he would join the field looking to ...

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The long anticipated announcement is sure to touch off a chain reaction as ambitious politicians prepare to run to represent ...

Attendees included Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who lost a Democratic congressional primary to Schakowsky in 1998. A former Illinois state legislator and onetime public school teacher, Schakowsky ...