Multiple members of Congress from Illinois are not running for re-election to their seats in 2026. That will leave several open seats up for grabs, at least among sizable Democratic primary candidate fields. Whoever Illinois Democratic primary voters elect to those seats could hint at where the party is headed more broadly in the future.

Common Cause Illinois is urging lawmakers to close what it calls an “anti-democratic” loophole after Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García cleared the path for his chief of

In a survey of more than 1,200 likely Illinois voters, carried out between November 20 and 25 and seen by Fox 32, Chicago-based Victory Research put Pritzker at 54.3 percent of the vote, compared to 34 percent for GOP candidate Darren Bailey.