- From the Editorial Board: Our choice among this crowded Democratic field, which includes many impressive people including political newcomers with diverse and fascinating resumes, is Laura Fine, 59, a state senator from Glenview.
- From the Editorial Board: Laura Fine has served in Springfield since 2013. She told us she got into politics after her husband lost his arm 15 years ago in a car accident, and the family’s health insurance provider canceled the policy, leaving them with $600,000 in medical debt.
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- From the Editorial Board: “I’m the type of person that when I get angry, I have to do something,” Laura Fine said. Fine led the charge in Springfield to give the state Department of Insurance far more authority to regulate health insurers, a law enacted in 2024.
- From the Editorial Board: If there’s a front-runner in the race, it’s Evanston Mayor Dan Biss. Endorsed by Jan Schakowsky, Biss is familiar to many in the district. We like him better as Evanston’s mayor. trib.al/LXhfqMv
- From the Editorial Board: Kat Abughazaleh made a show of declining (sending a spokesman, for goodness sake) to be part of the editorial board’s endorsement interviews after first informing us she would attend. trib.al/LXhfqMv
- From the Editorial Board: The good news for voters otherwise predisposed to Kat Abughazaleh is that there’s a youthful progressive candidate in the race with similar views but who comes with a record of service and without the ego: Bushra Amiwala. trib.al/LXhfqMv
