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Like most of the Democrats running for governor in Illinois, Ameya Pawar supports a graduated, or progressive, state income tax. The Chicago alderman promoted the idea during a campaign stop at the University of Illinois Urbana campus on Thursday.
Five Democrats have already announced plans to run in the March primary for the 13th Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, has held the seat since 2013, but he’s seen as potentially vulnerable in a sprawling district drawn specifically to give Democrats a shot.
John Farney announces he wants to be the next Champiagn County Treasurer.
Count Democrat Chris Kennedy as an opponent of the proposed agreement to fund K-12 schools in Illinois, and a proponent of a $15 per hour minimum wage in the state.
Erik Jones, a former Illinois assistant attorney general, is the latest Democrat to announce his bid for Republican Rodney Davis’ seat in Congress.
Democratic state Rep. Scott Drury, from the Chicago suburb of Highwood, is entering the race for Illinois governor. Drury is the only Democrat in a generation who did not vote in favor of Michael Madigan to be speaker of the House. He says that proves an independence the other candidates lack.
Officials with the Illinois State Board of Elections say the nearly two-year budget stalemate could interfere with preparations for next year’s election. The warning came at a legislative budget hearing Sunday afternoon.
Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar says he will remain in the Illinois Senate rather than run for governor in 2018.
David Gill says he’s running again for Congress next year, and President Donald Trump is the reason why. The Bloomington Democrat -- who’s run for the US House five times before -- says his problems with Trump go beyond disagreements over policy, and concern the nation’s core values.
Ameya Pawar, a two-term Chicago alderman, on Tuesday became the first Democrat to formally announce he will seek his party’s nomination to run against incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Pawar, who represents Chicago's 47th Ward, said he is running because he wants to tackle income inequality and criticized Rauner’s tenure.
