Catching up with the congressionals
Friday, Nov 14, 2025 - Posted by Isabel Miller
* Evanston Now reporter Mathew Eadie covered a 9th Congressional District candidate forum last night…
More on the candidate forum from The Daily Northwestern…
Candidates often agreed with each other, never interrupting or insulting anyone else. Yet each candidate also sought to differentiate themselves from their opponents. […]
“I am the grassroots candidate in the race,” [Kat Abughazaleh] said. “We’re using our resources in a different way — mutual aid is a top priority for our campaign.” […]
[Former Google employee Nick Pyati] said the Democratic Party needs a candidate who can turn the party into one that will win general elections.
“The candidates in this race are fantastic Democrats,” he said. “Another year, I would’ve been putting up lawn signs and knocking doors for them.”
* Evanston Now…
If elected to Congress next year, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss says he plans to resign from his city job in time to give voters a chance to elect a new mayor in April 2027.
Pressed at a candidate forum Thursday night about his transition plans, Biss said he would leave the mayor’s office after the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, but before Nov. 27.
Legally the mayor wouldn’t have to resign until Jan. 3, 2027, the day he would take office in Washington.
But under state law, if the resignation occurred later than Nov. 27 — less than 130 days before the next scheduled municipal election — an acting mayor to be named by the city council from among its members would serve until 2029, rather than facing the voters in 2027.
* Donna Miller announced some endorsements in CD2. Press release…
National leaders, educators and public safety officials are supporting Donna Miller for U.S. Representative in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. Since announcing her candidacy in July, the Cook County Commissioner has received a long list of endorsements from elected officials across the Chicagoland area. Her support to fill the vacancy left by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly continues to grow. […]
- Carol Mosley Braun, former U.S. Sen., Illinois
- Terri Sewell, U.S. Rep., Alabama-7th District
- Troy Carter, U.S. Rep., Louisiana-2nd District
- Eartharin Cousins, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome
- Larry Snelling, Chicago Police Chief
- Demetrious Cook, Richton Park Police Chief
- Mitchell Davis, Hazel Crest Police Chief
- Sean Staples, South Holland Police Chief
- Blondean Davis, School Supt. District 182
- Tiffany Robinson, Moraine Valley Community College
Commissioner Miller also announced an endorsement from Dolton Mayor Jason House this morning…
Miller (no relation) deleted that post, probably because the Willie Preston campaign reached out to say House has actually endorsed him…
* Crain’s…
Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, says he’ll decide in the coming weeks if he’ll mount an independent bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in Congress in what would be an uphill battle if he can’t gain union support. […]
Sigcho-Lopez is considering a run for the seat as an independent, but he’s been blocked out of consideration from unions currently conducting their screening process for the primary, which will make it difficult for him to gain traction and raise the money necessary to launch a campaign.
He reached out to the Chicago Federation of Labor and other unions last week to be considered, but was rebuffed because he won’t be on the ballot.
“We don’t stall our process for someone who’s going to potentially run in the general election, but not stand for a primary,” CFL president Bob Reiter told Crain’s. “If he wants to run as an independent, we’ll see him down the road when the time is right, but there’s nothing for us to do or to engage with him right now.”
According to the State Board of Elections, Sigcho-Lopez would need 10,816 valid signatures to run as an Independent. He could collect up to 17,304 signatures.
* US Rep. Brad Schneider…
Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) proudly announced the endorsement of more than 100 current and former elected officials serving the people of Illinois’s 10th Congressional District. Such an early display of broad and enthusiastic support is unprecedented in the district and reflects Schneider’s long record of working closely with local, state, and national leaders. These people recognize Brad’s commitment to delivering results for the people of the 10th District. […]
These endorsements reinforce the overwhelming momentum the Schneider campaign is building across the district. […]
Rep. Schneider’s newly announced endorsements include:
Illinois Statewide Leaders
Governor JB Pritzker
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
Treasurer Michael Frerichs
Comptroller Susana Mendoza
U.S. Senate
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Tammy Duckworth
- I-55 Fanatic - Friday, Nov 14, 25 @ 12:30 pm:
I’ve found it heartening how amicable the primary in the 9th has been so far. Probably a testament to Biss’s consistent and comfortable lead, but still, it’s endearing.