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CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth says she's considering challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in 2016. Duckworth told The Chicago Tribune she's been talking with her husband and close advisers about a possible U...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is predicting a close vote in the Senate on the Keystone oil pipeline. A bill approving the next phase of the project passed in the House, and will likely be considered in the Senate Tuesday...

U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis stopped by our studios this morning to talk about the state of his campaign with about six weeks to go until Election Day. Polling generally shows the Republican down by 7-12 points, within striking distance of the incumbent, Sen...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network A challenge for seven debates has been issued in Illinois’ U.S. Senate race. That’s how many times the Republican nominee, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), has asked to face off with U...

Last week we took a look at the latest poll in the race for Illinois Governor. Now, with five months to go until Election Day, we have our first comprehensive look at the race for U.S. Senate since the primary. Reboot Illinois and We Ask America have released the numbers and it’s good news for the incumbent, Sen...

A couple of interesting wrinkles in Illinois politics emerged today, both on the Republican side of the aisle.