Months of campaigning concluded Tuesday as primary elections across Illinois drew national attention.  Tuesday night, Mayor Daniel Biss, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Winnetka environmentalist Patrick...

On March 17, 1998, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) won a three-way primary with 45% of the vote. Twenty-eight years later, to the day, the district’s voters will choose from 15 candidates in this...

Editor’s note: This story was reported in collaboration with The Evanstonian. Evanston Township High School senior Alexa Renteria had one goal going into a candidate forum for Illinois’ 9th Congressional...

Seven Democrats running to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District took the stage Friday at a student-organized forum at Evanston Township High...

After five years in the Illinois General Assembly, State Sen. Mike Simmons (D-Chicago) has passed about 50 bills. Now, Simmons is aiming for Washington, D.C., where he believes he can have an even greater...