On Friday, the Cook County Democratic Party endorsed former Oak Park resident and 2010 OPRF graduate Margaret Noble Croke for ...

With Alderperson Walter Burnett Jr. hoping to see his 29-year-old son, Walter III, appointed to his seat, we're taking a look ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's decision to retire from the 9th District at the end of this year at age 81 has paved the path for a crowded field of Gen Z and millennial candidates. Why it ...

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred applying different campaign strategies foe his campaign for the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn. Will it work?

With Sen. Dick Durbin stepping aside after nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, Democratic Party leaders in Cook County ...

David Leonhardt, an editorial director for Opinion, talks to the Opinion correspondent Michelle Cottle about her recent reporting trip to Kansas. Cottle argues that Democrats should look to moderate ...

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, ...

Ryan, an Orland Park Democrat, a Marine Corps veteran whose deployments include Afghanistan, Spain and Africa, is running to ...

Cook County Democratic slatemakers also endorsed state Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago for state comptroller spot being ...

Major shakeups are coming to Illinois politics in the next two years. Behind closed doors, Cook County Democrats Friday voted ...

The Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee met for day two of slating and opted for an open primary in the race for U ...

With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in ...