Illinois debate on workers’ issues shows 2026 campaign is already underway

Illinois debate on workers’ issues shows 2026 campaign is already underway

CHICAGO—The 2025 election has been over for less than two weeks, but the 2026 political campaign for the midterm elections is already underway in earnest. Don’t believe us? Well, welcome to Chicago, where three top Democratic hopefuls for an open U.S. Senate seat spoke Nov. 13 in a candidates’ debate—the first of what will be many such events over the next 12 months nationwide. This one was before a crowd of city unionists in the Electrical Work…