Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is condemning special interest money that poured into the state ahead of this week’s primary, including from a pro-Israel political group that the billionaire and potential 2028 presidential contender once supported.

Kat Abughazaleh, who is running to replace Representative Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’s Ninth District, cast her ballot at a Chicago Park District field house on Tuesday morning. She is part of a crowded Democratic primary field, and the race has drawn more outside spending than any other House contest in Illinois.

The race for Illinois governor is officially on as the final candidates now set their sights on the November midterm, but who are they running with? Here’s a look at the top candidates in the race and their running mates: Gov.

By Eric Cox, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill CHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton on Tuesday won the Democratic Party primary to replace retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin,