{"id":14688,"date":"2026-03-17T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/03\/17\/illinois-voters-pick-a-new-generation-of-democrats-for-house-senate-after-near-record-retirements-ap-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:20:00","slug":"illinois-voters-pick-a-new-generation-of-democrats-for-house-senate-after-near-record-retirements-ap-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/03\/17\/illinois-voters-pick-a-new-generation-of-democrats-for-house-senate-after-near-record-retirements-ap-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois voters pick a new generation of Democrats for House, Senate after near-record retirements &#8211; AP News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQeEkyc3NMSUJBZVlYMkUyMmF5eHRiajFnWk5fdmtaTXM0bVVhRGRmbGRJMHBFZzEtUERkS2V4SmhFT3NaSEdoczVpUnRiY2QzbWU5UGNuZ1gxTl9uRVZFcVRKMzRzdjRKMlBQSFM2Z1FPdXNlaXJLMGpTdWRKWHlBT1F4UFVnME9TN2oycERBZFhPSWV6TEptZFhNVzdBWDljcURoZGcyUzhnX0hB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois voters pick a new generation of Democrats for House, Senate after near-record retirements<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">AP News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilgFBVV95cUxPWmdVNjZuVHNhWUdQeXREcWFQbXpWcWRJN3E5RjZIazFIUUQ4aVM2V0l1TFFNQlF3cnVIaEFqWmtKRExNZkhOUlRaeWdyX3gxd0plU2U5aERHcFJpN0lQTW9yY01ZckYxOFBIRTJyQXJlZHFwVkx1a0FSY1otMEFpSjlYenpFcEdxYWZXaXpWTlNKbnE1YXc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">What to Watch in Tuesday\u2019s Illinois Primaries \u2014 and Where the Money Went<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New York Times<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMinAFBVV95cUxNVHZwTWNINWU1bUpya0tlRG1La3VvZG5vVTd0MTgwdWo5MGgzNHJVMVNORDdMWDhnSVpUUGxJMVl2akdsdUtreXlrQkhnbEd6emlXYm5XeGlNUWhMelRQVHdGeVFJVEZWSU9BVGlCV1BOa0twWThoSW5mMVluZG9aNnN1TU1TdUxES0hvMnlxYktMaTh1VFhQVXh3dEE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois heads to elect next senator and five congressional district candidates<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Guardian<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxNajRZeDFYQlFVaGhjUkdXdVAtTzZVT05kMTJvZjBBS1MxOHpjdDBtbDk2VHVHZjdpN2U1ekhXYjI0T1dKU3pCb2NHSEM3OWdPR1VrLXFhX2dRLWVvMVppaGNCRkVlTlpEZDZYekxkV2N3eTlOemlwOVI1emNSOWdIT1dvaDBBVGprTkV5SEV5MUw2ajVWRGczUXVBb1hjNUNDc1BrUTBVWVNjZk5Ed2ZTWDZqbEkzdnJjUldnazVla3ladw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois primary puts Democratic divides on display up and down the ballot<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">NBC News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxOdXc5ajcwRjBwdHBkN0VUb3pyU0hOS2haMm5GdkVIT3h5WFdLcmtXUzducVB1Z1gtUDM4c01OMGxKNXpzRjBSM1ZlcExqNWNrcGxkTGJ0TVUxV0lvbXVQTVhaRGd2Q2Z6WUx1WF8xUG1qYkRHSS1Rd0pCdUptck5kUmtoSXo2TEdMWVV5U2JzLUJRd3oxUUdYbzBlcVAxOWotcGFncjlEUDFqd9IBrwFBVV95cUxORjVIN1B3aHVodVg5b3hxR1NNYlhtYWNxZHNQLS10Wk11RjQ2R3d2ZC1DWFlXd0YyX2ROU3g3QXNNNkgzTHZCTXNONExvWVRwZ1JuYXdHMGNxNnV0ZG13ODk4SU5LS1p4d0RCeVl5WmZDeW9PZXVUTTRSdHNpbWowR2JCR04zZWJ4ckhaQlluaG1DRURfem1pSnY5eWw4bWN2dEtGemljSDZYdV83YjdN?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Pritzker flexes political muscle in Illinois Senate primary as 2028 buzz builds<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Fox News<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois voters pick a new generation of Democrats for House, Senate after near-record retirements&nbsp;&nbsp;AP News What to Watch in Tuesday\u2019s Illinois Primaries \u2014 and Where&#8230; 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