Daniel Biss (D), the mayor of Evanston, Ill., launched a campaign Thursday to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky ...

After the bitter defeat against Donald Trump, the Democrats are licking their wounds. But the search for talent for the next ...

Illinois Republicans have no bench of experienced prospects to speak of. Because of extreme gerrymandering, the GOP has few ...

ATLANTA -- When Georgia's governor and a lightning-rod congresswoman decided last week to not run for the U.S. Senate, it seemed like the waiting game was over among Republicans seeking to challenge ...

The Illinois governor has not announced whether he will seek a third term in Springfield next year, but he also has not said ...

Pritzker has not yet announced whether he will seek a third term as Illinois governor next year, while also not shooting down ...

Here is a very early look at the Democratic Party politicians considered to be potential 2028 presidential contenders in the next race for the White House.

"I'm not a party line guy," Rob Sand said as he launched a gubernatorial campaign. "I'm a right or wrong guy." ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the natural process of a statewide election.” -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski.

Iowa Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra plans to announce a run for governor as soon as this week, two sources told CBS News, ...

As with most lieutenant governors, Juliana Stratton might as well be in the federal witness protection program.

This search led him to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Chicago’s only R1 (very ... and its strong partnerships with leading national laboratories,” she says. To say their first impressions ...