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Gov. JB Pritzker and top state Democrats gathered Monday at a union hall in DuPage County to celebrate the party’s near clean sweep of Illinois municipal elections two weeks ago.

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Illinois' senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn’t said if he’ll seek another six-year term, and that uncertainty is fueling quiet jostling among ambitious Democrats across the state.

(WGN) — Gov. JB Pritzker and top state Democrats gathered Monday at a union hall in DuPage County to celebrate the party’s near clean sweep of Illinois municipal elections two weeks ago.

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