If Stratton is elected, three Black women could serve concurrently in the Senate for the first time. Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 ...

CHICAGO — And the race is officially on. One day after longtime Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would retire and not seek re-election, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her bid for his seat.

CHICAGO — Just days after Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would retire at the end of his term, the biggest player in Democratic politics has backed a candidate in the race for his seat. In a video ...

SPRINGFIELD – Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the first Democrat to step into what is expected to be a crowded race to fill Sen. Dick Durbin’s Senate seat. Stratton launched her campaign Thursday morning ...

The three top Democrats vying to become the party’s nominee for U.S. senator in Illinois have released proposals detailing ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) endorsed Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) open Senate seat in 2026. “Juliana has not only proven to be an experienced and effective ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Monday in the 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois' open seat to replace longtime Sen. Dick Durbin. Duckworth's ...

WASHINGTON - Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday he is endorsing his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate, just two days after Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, 80, said he ...

Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election. Stratton officially launched her campaign on Thursday, just one day after Senator Dick ...