More than 300 Illinois State University workers are picketing for a fair contract, as they have not received a pay raise since July 2024 and are some of the lowest-paid workers on campus.

See live results from the 2026 Illinois Governor primary election as Republican and Democratic votes are counted by candidate and county.

Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler has already secured that his jersey will hang from the rafters. He wants an NCAA Tournament banner to hang as well.

Illinois' heavily Democratic tilt means statewide candidates and those in the Chicago area and its suburbs are favored to win in November.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, heavily favored to succeed Senator Richard J. Durbin, heads a group of Democrats in deep-blue Illinois aiming to take over for party mainstays.

The Illinois governor sank money and political capital into an open Democratic Senate primary and came out a winner alongside ...

Ms. Stratton, a Democrat whose viral campaign ad featured voters’ profane views of Mr. Trump, said her campaign’s aggressive ...

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

The races were also testing grounds for some of the biggest issues facing the Democratic Party, from support for Israel to immigration enforcement and the cryptocurrency and AI industries.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary race but vows not to support Chuck Schumer as majority ...

If elected in November, the Illinois lieutenant governor will become only the sixth Black woman to serve in the U.S.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s win in the Senate Democratic primary was also a win for Gov. JB Pritzker, while big-spending groups got mixed results in Tuesday’s contests.