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At the Races: A sad reminder - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including a tragic shooting and more campaign launches.

Roll Call · Sep 11, 2025

Rep. Robin Kelly is running for Senate in Illinois - Roll Call

Rep. Robin Kelly on Tuesday joined the Democratic primary field for the open Senate seat in Illinois.

Roll Call · May 6, 2025

2026 is shaping up as a ‘Year of the Woman’ for Democratic primaries - Roll Call

We could be seeing another "Year of the Woman" with multiple high-profile Senate primaries featuring face-offs between female Democrats. 

Roll Call · Apr 30, 2025

President Joe Biden creates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi

‘What Emmett did, he gave up a lot, but it helped a lot of people. And he still speaks from the grave,’ Emmett Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who witnessed Till being kidnapped, told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023

Illinois Democrats celebrate court decision ending cash bail: ‘Monumental change is possible’

On the other side, Senate Republican Leader John Curran said the ruling warrants a special session to address key concerns before cash bail is eliminated in September.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2023

House music fans celebrate the Chicago-born genre at the Chosen Few picnic

Desiree Taylor, 47, from Baltimore, came to Chicago for the first time with eight friends who go to house music festivals every year for the “funkier” and “more soulful” approach of house music.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2023

Don’t give up. Keep pushing back against anti-abortion policies.

I’m proud of the work Illinois has done to protect reproductive rights, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton writes. As a mother, I know the fight isn’t over to protect rights for the next generation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023

This Women’s History Month, remember the rich history of women in Illinois politics

Twenty-three years ago, Loretta Durbin gathered a group of Illinois women attending the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles with an idea. From her decades spent around politics and lawmakers in Springfield, Loretta saw a tremendous need for more Democratic women in elected offices. She knew the policy impact…

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

As Bailey seeks to weaken Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Black support, governor launches new ad with endorsement from Obama

CHICAGO — A new TV spot from Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts an endorsement from former President Barack Obama just as the governor’s opponents are seeking to weaken his support among Black voters.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 22, 2022

Democrats at Illinois State Fair hit GOP ‘lunatic fringe,’ downplay internal party strife

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, standing alongside new Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, downplayed the intraparty tension, especially around Sen. Dick Durbin, who wanted Rep. Robin Kelly to remain in the top party post.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2022