LAST UPDATED: 10.16.23 3:00pm ET Post primary, 3 (3D) women nominees withdrew from the general election and 2 (2D) were added to the general election ballot. As a result of these changes, 22 (15D, 7R) women are major-party nominees for the Senate and 62 (36D, 26R) women are major-party nominees for the Assembly who will compete in the general election. The...

After 40 years of working in Illinois state politics as a legislative and gubernatorial staffer, contract lobbyist, and coalition manager, Jennifer Morrison reflected on the challenges in today’s political climate to making representative democracy work. She concluded that women legislators are among those most likely to be part of the solution. To further...