The democratic field to replace retiring US Senator Dick Durbin is filled with a half dozen candidates with the top 3 challengers of Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Robin Kelly announcing their bids soon after Durbin's announcement that he wouldn't run.
The talk around the republican candidates took longer to ramp up. Don Tracy announced his candidacy this summer. He is a lawyer, businessman, and served as the state chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. I talked with Tracy to introduce his candidacy, his priorities, and his concerns about immigration and the federal government shutdown.
