What to Watch in the Illinois Primaries

What to Watch in the Illinois Primaries

Voters in Illinois will head to the polls on March 17 to nominate candidates for Congress and other offices ahead of the 2026 midterms. The most closely watched race is the Democratic primary to succeed longtime Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who announced last year that he would not run for reelection. The top candidates in the latest polls are Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), as well as Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who ha…

Illinois voters head to the polls in unusually competitive primary

Illinois voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a primary election that could reshape the state’s congressional delegation.   The ballot includes an open U.S. Senate race following the decision by Sen. Dick Durbin not to seek reelection for a sixth term, as well as five open seats in the U.S. House, the largest number of vacancies in an Illinois congressional election cycle in nearly 80 years.   Among the most prominent contests in the Democr…

How to Vote in Illinois this Primary Election – Featured – Borderless Magazine NFP

Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for AmericaHere's what Illinois voters and non-English speakers need to know when casting their ballot in Illinois on March 17.