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With Rep. Lauren Underwood's decision to stay out, major candidates in the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin include Lt. Gov.

Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) announced Monday she will not vie for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) seat next year, ...

Illinois House of Representatives – District 18 Incumbent ... Now, three candidates are facing off in what could be a competitive election. Republican candidate Bob Fioretti is a veteran ...

Hoffman said the next step is for the House and Senate committees on election integrity to draft the penalty and codify it into law. A section of the Illinois election code currently prohibits ...

Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), the country's longest-serving party whip, announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. Durbin served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to ...

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Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election ... served in the Illinois House of Representatives and before that worked as an attorney ...

With Rep. Lauren Underwood's decision to stay out, major candidates in the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin include Lt. Gov.