Standing on his backyard deck Thursday – the same place where he declared his 1996 candidacy for U.S. Senate – Illinois’ ...

Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton was the first to launch her campaign. “Now I’m running for Senate, because the only way out ...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton announced she will run for U.S. Senate next year on Thursday morning. The South ...

Stratton said she is ready to do the work to earn the support of people, and experts say that work will need to include a lot ...

Sen. Dick Durbin announces he will not run for another term in the Senate at a news conference at his home in Springfield ...

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that the U.S. and China have not spoken about tariffs after Trump told reporters ...

Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton officially declared her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dick ...

If Juliana Stratton is elected, three Black women could serve concurrently in the U.S. Senate for the first time.

Longtime Senator Durbin is expected to speak for the first time after announcing that he will not seek reelection in 2026.

Stratton’s announcement in an early morning video comes just a day after Sen. Dick Durbin announced he’s stepping down from ...