Longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois has announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, potentially leaving a significant gap for rural voices.

Senate President Don Harmon attends the Democratic Party of Illinois gala fundraiser at the Field Museum in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) Kent Redfield, a campaign ...

“He knows what the law is. He got a letter,” said Redfield, a retired political science professor at the University of Illinois Springfield. “There ought to be some accountability on their ...

Democrat Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old internet personality, received more financial support in her 9th District campaign's first week than veteran lawmaker Jan Schakowsky did in the entire first ...

Mr. Becker was born on February 23, 1942 in Chicago to Otto and Virginia Redfield Becker. He was a graduate of Northern Illinois University where he obtained his master’s degree. He married ...

You can’t feed anyone on less than $10 a day,” said a Harvard professor who studies nursing homes. Is anyone watching?

Two years later, Denneny organized protest campaigns and helped mobilize support for the antiwar candidate Eugene McCarthy in Illinois ... James Redfield, who taught Denneny Greek (and who ...

John is from Chicago, Illinois, graduating from Governors State ... Tia Trudgeon and John Redfield talk to Brandon Nelson, a music composer with terminal cancer, about how he's finding inspiration ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton picked up an endorsement from Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Stratton launched her campaign last week after Durbin ...

Illinois men's basketball added an important piece to its 2025-26 roster. Cal transfer Andrej Stojakovic has signed with the Fighting Illini, putting the former McDonald's All-American on the ...