With a July 1 deadline for the swipe fee ban looming, Illinois state Sen. Cristina Castro (D) is pushing back against "misleading claims" from big banks and a Trump-backed attempt to block the law.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) has won the U.S. Senate Democratic primary election in Illinois, defeating U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) and Robin Kelly (D) in a tough primary.
Donna Miller, a Cook County commissioner whose progressive values were questioned after a major pro-Israel group spent over $4 million supporting her, is projected to win the Illinois 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary election.
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) has advanced to the general election after defeating progressive challenger Dylan Blaha in the state’s 13th Congressional District primary on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Chicago journalist Stephen Held revealed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) suspended his and his wife’s TSA PreCheck after he was arrested by Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) last September.
Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford is projected to win the Illinois 7th Congressional District Democratic primary, defeating 12 other candidates in a race defined by outside spending.
Daniel Biss, the 48-year-old mayor of Evanston, Ill., is projected to win Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Democratic primary in a race some saw as a sign for what Democrats want in their new leaders.
