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Who won Illinois? Live election results and winners from the 2026 midterm election
A blue wave swept a number of states on Election Night, including Illinois. Read More
Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton Wins Senate Race to Succeed Dick Durbin
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton defeated Republican Don Tracy in the U.S. Senate race to succeed retiring five-term Sen. Dick Durbin. Read More
Juliana Stratton wins Senate seat in Illinois
Democrat Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is projected to win the state’s Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stratton was generally expected to win the safe Democratic seat, which is open as longtime Sen. Dick Durbin (D) is retiring. She will become the sixth Black wom Read More
What time do polls open and close today? 2026 Illinois Election Day guide
Illinois polls open at 6am Tuesday. Here's your Election Day 2026 guide to voting, races and more. Read More
Leo XIV is 1st pope to vote in a US poll
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a US general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America's political future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end. Read More
NBC Chicago's Voter's Guide for the 2026 Illinois elections
Illinois' elections are nearly here, and NBC Chicago has a full voter's guide for those casting ballots this November. Read More
Federal officials order environmental review of Amtrak's proposed Bridgeport facility after backlash
The Federal Railroad Administration will conduct a more detailed environmental assessment of Amtrak’s plan to relocate its 14th Street maintenance facility to Union Pacific’s Canal Street Yard in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood Read More
Democrats are already planning their next regret
Democrats should heed Dick Durbin’s warning before ending the filibuster, packing the Supreme Court, and adding states for advantage. Read More
Here are 9 races to watch in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana in midterm election
Control of the House and Senate, as well as numerous governors' mansions, are up for grabs in the 2026 midterm election. Read More
Juliana Stratton, Don Tracy debate affordability, Iran as U.S. Senate race heats up
Illinois' Senate race continues to heat up, as Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy spar over immigration, affordability issues and more Read More
WATCH LIVE: Illinois U.S. Senate candidates face off in forum to replace Durbin
Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Republican Don Tracy are running to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Read More
Democrat Juliana Stratton faces Don Tracy, former GOP chair, in Senate battle for Dick Durbin's seat
Although the numbers are in Stratton’s favor in blue Illinois, she says she’s not taking anything for granted. Tracy says he's running to "bring a voice and bring hope" to Republicans in the state. Read More
Retiring Durbin stepped up to the plate time and again for baseball
Long before Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin climbed the ranks of Democratic leadership, he took an interest in the politics of baseball. Back in 1989, when Durbin was representing a Springfield-based district in the House, he lamented changes that were being proposed to the professional ranks of Ame Read More
He’s retiring from the Senate. What will happen to his ‘dream’?
When Sen. Richard J. Durbin first proposed what’s known as the DREAM Act, his current interns weren’t born yet. Pagers were often used instead of cellphones, and George W. Bush was president. More than 25 years later, it hasn’t become law. And in just a few months, Durbin will leave the bill — and t Read More
Democrats are about to see the Jack Smith texts that blew up in a GOP senator’s face
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding his colleagues across the aisle apologize to former special counsel Jack Smith after Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt launched false accusations at a recent hearing and called the former Justice Department official a “ Read More
Durbin asks DOJ watchdog to investigate FBI's new hiring standards on bestiality, prostitution and employment theft
Sen. Dick Durbin asked the DOJ's watchdog to investigate why the FBI lowered its hiring standards for candidates who may have engaged in bestiality, prostitution or employment theft. Read More
What to know about the U.S. Senate race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who has served alongside Gov. JB Pritzker since 2018, faces Don Tracy, the former chair of the Illinois Republican Party. Read More
US senators propose legislation to limit ICE arrests and indefinite detention
Exclusive: Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois and Alex Padilla of California seek to prevent unlawful arrests Read More
Durbin: Obama election 'one of the real satisfactions of my career'
Sen. Dick Durbin talks early losses, major wins, Barack Obama and ahead of his retirement. Read More
Democrat Senators flee or no-show Judiciary Committee hearing on protecting women's sports
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats were largely absent from a hearing on trans athletes in women's sports. Sen. Dick Durbin raised LGBTQ suicide risk and gender verification concerns. Read More