Illinois Democratic Senate Hopefuls Meet in Live Debate

Robin Kelly, running for Senate in Illinois, says Israel committed ‘genocide’

An Illinois congresswoman who is running for U.S. Senate said during a debate Thursday night that she believed Israel committed a genocide in Gaza, in the latest sign of a sea change in Democratic sentiment about Israel.

Robin Kelly, running for Senate in Illinois, says Israel committed 'genocide'

An Illinois congresswoman who is running for U.S. Senate said during a debate Thursday night that she believed Israel committed a genocide in Gaza, in the latest sign of a sea change in Democratic sentiment about Israel. “It may not have started off being like that, but I believe that is what it turned into,” said Rep. Robin Kelly, who is running to replace the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.  Following the debate, Kelly took to X to hammer the point…

Recap: WGN's Democratic Senate primary debate

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton aim to replace Sen. Dick Durbin, who announced last April he would not seek a sixth term.

Democratic Senate frontrunners stick to talking points, split on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The three front runners for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat mostly kept to their prior scripts at a debate broadcast by WGN Thursday night, splitting the most on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The debate, hosted by Nexstar and moderated by WGN political editor Tahman Bradley and anchor Micah Materre, saw Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi as the only candidates in a field of 10 who met the network’s requ…

Illinois Democratic Senate hopefuls meet in live debate

The three leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senator from Illinois will face off in a debate Thursday night, which will air live on WGN Channel 9 and be livestreamed on the WGN+ TV app.