Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.

Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester make history as the first Black women to serve simultaneously in the United States ...

During a memorial service for the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in 2025, President Donald Trump made a stunningly candid admission when he said, “I hate my opponents.” His opponents don’t exactly ...

Illinois voters delivered a series of decisive results in Tuesday’s primary elections, putting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on a clear path toward the U.S. Senate while closing the door on […] ...

Primaries acted as test of the style of politics voters are looking for ahead of midterms, when Democrats hope to regain control of Congress ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for an open Senate seat, a stunning rise for a little-known state officer now on a glide path to Washington.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) won Illinois’s marquee Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating two House lawmakers and all but ...

Black women leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 15th annual Black Women’s Roundtable Women of Power National Summit.

It is Election Day in Illinois, and a number of key races could help forecast political trends across the country later this ...

The 2026 primary season heads to Illinois, where voters will weigh in on races for U.S. Senate and state governor.

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