Lead 10 p.m. Chicago news anchors Allison Rosati (L) and Cheryl Burton (R) are dedicated Democrat primary voters. | NBC 5 / ABC 7
Lead 10 p.m. Chicago news anchors Allison Rosati (L) and Cheryl Burton (R) are dedicated Democrat primary voters. | NBC 5 / ABC 7
Some 85 in 100 Illinois journalists and news media executives lean Democrat, according to an analysis of primary voting records by Prairie State Wire.
The analysis tracked the Illinois State Board of Elections' public voter files of 400+ journalists and news media staff working across the state, identifying 225 who have voted in a primary election and declared a political party.
Of the 225, 192 had voted in only or a majority of Democrat primaries, versus 26 in a majority of Republican primaries and seven in an equal number of them.
Of 114 journalists analyzed who live in the city of Chicago, 107 vote Democrat, versus six Republican and one evenly spilt.
Prairie State Wire analyzed the voting records of 49 Chicago Sun-Times staff members and found that all vote Democrat. The 49 staffers voted in a collective 221 Democrat primaries to seven Republican ones.
The Better Government Association (BGA), a non-for-profit that touts itself as non-partisan and has raised money from both Republican and Democrat donors in the Chicago area, is operated exclusively by Democrats, the analysis showed. All ten staff members whose voting records were reviewed voted Democrat, including President and CEO David Greising of Evanston, who has voted in eight Democrat primaries and zero Republican ones.
Greising previously worked as a reporter and business columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
Of 15 staff members analyzed from Block Club Chicago, another self-described "non partisan" non-profit, 14 were Democrats and the one who was not, junior, 27-year old reporter Melody Mercado, voted Republican in a single primary at her parents' home in Belvidere, near Rockford, when she was still in college.
Collectively, the 15 Block Club staffers voted in 32 Democrat primaries to the single one, by Mercado.
Of the 26 who voted in more GOP primaries, eleven were from outside the Chicagoland area. They include Capitol Fax publisher Rich Miller of Springfield, who has voted in five GOP primaries and four Democrat ones.
The 225 voter files examined included 103 reporters (90 Dem) and 38 editors (35 Dem).
It included 27 television anchor/reporters, all of whom were Democrat voters. They include primary anchors like NBC 5 Chicago's Alison Rosati of Burr Ridge (8 Democrat primaries, vs. two GOP ones) and Rob Stafford (2 Dem/0 GOP), Marion Brooks (9 Dem/0 GOP) and political reporter Mary Ann Ahern (9 Dem/2 GOP).
At ABC 7, anchors Cheryl Burton (15 Dem/0 GOP), Leah Hope (10 Dem/0 GOP) and Ravi Baichwal (1 Dem/0 GOP) are all Democrat voters.
ABC-7 anchor Tanja Babich has voted in one GOP primary and zero Democrat, according to ISBE records. She is married to the son of Democrat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Springfield).
Sports anchors Ryan Baker of CBS 2 Chicago (3 Dem/0 GOP) and FOX 32's Lou Cannelis (5 Dem/1 GOP) also vote Democrat.
WAND-TV anchor Doug Wolfe (17 Dem/0 GOP) was the most prolifically Democrat voting journalist in the analysis.
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How will Illinois journalists vote on Tuesday? We have a guess.
Prairie State Wire analyzed the voting records of 225 Illinois journalists.
| Name | Title | Organization | D | R | Lives | Party |
| Tanja Babich | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 1 | Chicago-Lincoln Park | GOP |
| Diane Pathieu | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 1 | Morton Grove | GOP |
| Dina Bair | Anchor | WGN-TV | 1 | 5 | Wilmette | GOP |
| Jim Dey | Columnist | Champaign News-Gazette | 6 | 15 | Champaign | GOP |
| Mike Kramer | Editor | Pekin Times | 1 | 3 | East Peoria | GOP |
| Krista Ruch | Executive Sports Producer | CBS2 Chicago | 0 | 1 | Chicago- Avondale | GOP |
| Amy Jacobson | Host | AM 560 | 4 | 6 | Chicago-Lake View | GOP |
| Josh Jenke | News Assistant | Peoria Journal-Star | 0 | 1 | Bartonville | GOP |
| Dave Dahl | News Director | WTAX-AM Springfield | 1 | 6 | Chatham | GOP |
| Corina Curry | News Director/Editor | Rockford Register-Star | 3 | 4 | Rockford | GOP |
| Jamee Garton Insko | News Producer | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 1 | Chicago-Horner Park | GOP |
| Dan McNeile | Night Editor | Bloomington Pantagraph | 1 | 3 | Bloomington | GOP |
| Lou Kleinberg | Photojournalist | CBS2 Chicago | 4 | 5 | Wilmette | GOP |
| John Idler | President & GM | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 1 | Evanston | GOP |
| Rich Miller | Publisher | Capitol Fax | 4 | 5 | Springfield | GOP |
| Susan Sarkauskas | Reporter | Daily Herald | 1 | 12 | Batavia | GOP |
| Melody Mercado | Reporter | Block Club | 0 | 1 | Belvidere | GOP |
| Michelle Gallardo | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 4 | Chicago-Loop | GOP |
| Chuck Goudie | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 14 | Hinsdale | GOP |
| Alicia Fabbre | Reporter | Daily Herald | 3 | 4 | Joliet | GOP |
| Craig Wall | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 7 | Naperville | GOP |
| Ken De Coster | Reporter | Rockford Register-Star | 3 | 11 | Rockford | GOP |
| Christopher Morrical | Reporter | Danville Commercial-News | 1 | 4 | Rossville | GOP |
| Mary Schenk | Reporter | Champaign News-Gazette | 6 | 12 | Savoy | GOP |
| Dionne Miller | Sports Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 2 | Chicago-Edgebrook | GOP |
| Larry Mowry | Weather | ABC-7 Chicago | 0 | 1 | Westmont | GOP |
| Alan Krashesky | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 1 | Naperville | EVEN |
| Ben Bradley | Anchor | WGN-TV | 2 | 2 | Hinsdale | EVEN |
| Daron Walker | Editor | Springfield State Journal-Register | 1 | 1 | Springfield | EVEN |
| Kori Finley | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 1 | 1 | Evanston | EVEN |
| Alex Maragos | Reporter | NBC 5 Chicago | 1 | 1 | Chicago-River North | EVEN |
| Phil Rogers | Reporter | NBC 5 Chicago | 3 | 3 | Woodridge | EVEN |
| Jennifer Graves | VP & News Director | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 1 | Wilmette | EVEN |
| Hosea Sanders | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago- Loop | DEM |
| Leah Hope | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 10 | 0 | Chicago-Loop | DEM |
| Cheryl Burton | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 15 | 0 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| Ravi Baichwal | Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Derrick Blakley | Anchor | CBS 2 Chicago (Ret.) | 13 | 1 | Evanston | DEM |
| Brad Edwards | Anchor | CBS2 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Loop | DEM |
| Roseanne Tellez | Anchor | FOX 32 | 5 | 0 | Chicago-Roscoe Village | DEM |
| Lou Canellis | Anchor | FOX 32 | 5 | 1 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| Sylvia Perez | Anchor | FOX 32 | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Streeterville | DEM |
| Allison Rosati | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 8 | 2 | Burr Ridge | DEM |
| Lisa Chavarria | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Dunning | DEM |
| Mary Ann Ahern | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 9 | 2 | Chicago-Loop | DEM |
| Marion Brooks | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 9 | 0 | Chicago-Loop | DEM |
| Steve Dolinsky | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 5 | 0 | Chicago-River North | DEM |
| Mike Berman | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| Rob Stafford | Anchor | NBC 5 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Chicago-West Loop | DEM |
| Doug Wolfe | Anchor | WAND-TV Decatur | 17 | 0 | Decatur | DEM |
| Lauren Jiggets | Anchor | WGN-TV | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Lincoln Park | DEM |
| Micah Materre | Anchor | WGN-TV | 9 | 0 | Chicago-Rogers Park | DEM |
| Dan Ponce | Anchor | WGN-TV | 7 | 1 | Glencoe | DEM |
| Annamarie Schutt | Anchor | WIFR-TV Rockford (CBS) | 1 | 0 | Elgin | DEM |
| Brittany Hardaway | Anchor | WREX-TV Rockford (NBC) | 1 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Karen Jordan | Anchor/Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 5 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Candi Meriwether | Assistant Metro Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 8 | 0 | Chicago- Lake Meadows | DEM |
| Todd Woolman | Assistant News Director | CBS2 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Edgewater | DEM |
| Dawna Altes | Assistant to the Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Plainfield | DEM |
| Satchel Price | Assistant Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Wicker Park | DEM |
| Katelyn Haas | Audience Engagement Specialist | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Naperville | DEM |
| Patrick Finley | Bears Staff Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 | 1 | Evanston | DEM |
| Brendan Denison | Breaking News reporter | Bloomington Pantagraph | 3 | 0 | Champaign | DEM |
| Flynn McRoberts | Bureau Chief | Bloomberg | 10 | 1 | Chicago-Hyde Park | DEM |
| Jerry Nowicki | Bureau Chief, Springfield | Capitol News Illinois | 2 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Allison Petty | Executive Editor | Lee Enterprises | 4 | 1 | Decatur | DEM |
| Nykia Wright | CEO | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Loop | DEM |
| Julie Bosman | Chicago Bureau Chief | The New York Times | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Edgewater | DEM |
| Maudlyne I. Ihejirka | Chicago Chronicles Columnist | Chicago Sun-Times | 6 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Jen Sabella | Executive Editor | Block Club | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Beverly | DEM |
| Stephanie Lulay | Executive Editor | Block Club | 1 | 0 | Chicago- Loop | DEM |
| Tom Kacich | Columnist | Champaign News-Gazette | 14 | 7 | Urbana | DEM |
| Neil Steinberg | Columnist | Chicago Sun-Times | 9 | 1 | Northbrook | DEM |
| Mark Brown | Columnist | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Buena Park | DEM |
| Michael Sneed | Columnist | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago- Lake View | DEM |
| Jason Knowles | Consumer Investigator | ABC-7 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Chicago- River North | DEM |
| Ryan Denham | Content Manager | NPR Illinois | 3 | 0 | Normal | DEM |
| Justin Laurence | Contributor | Block Club | 1 | 0 | River West | DEM |
| Sophie Sherry | CST Wire Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Logan Square | DEM |
| Cindy Hernandez | CST Wire Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Elgin | DEM |
| Tiffani Jackson | Culture & Diversity Reporter | Springfield State Journal-Register | 1 | 0 | Normal | DEM |
| Norman Parish | Diversity Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 6 | 0 | Oak Park | DEM |
| Chris De Luca | Deputy Managing Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 5 | 1 | Chicago-Wrigleyville | DEM |
| Renee Trappe | Deputy Managing Editor | Daily Herald | 3 | 1 | Des Plaines | DEM |
| John O'Neill | Deputy Managing Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 7 | 0 | Oak Park | DEM |
| Paul Saltzman | Deputy Managing Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 10 | 0 | Glenview | DEM |
| Steve Mills | Deputy Midwest Editor | ProPublica Illinois | 11 | 0 | Chicago-Irving Park | DEM |
| Alice DuBose | Director of Development | BGA | 7 | 3 | Chicago-Edgewater | DEM |
| Bill Ruminski | Director of Metro News | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Crete | DEM |
| Bryan Zarou | Director of Policy | BGA | 1 | 0 | Darien | DEM |
| Jeff McMurray | Editor | AP | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Lake View | DEM |
| David Kidwell | Editor | BGA | 3 | 0 | Riverside | DEM |
| Jeff Rogers | Editor | Capitol News Illinois | 1 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Carolyn Broquet | Editor | CBS2 Chicago | 15 | 0 | Chicago-Lake View | DEM |
| Ann Dwyer | Editor | Crain's | 9 | 0 | Arlington Heights | DEM |
| Robert H. Secter | Editor | Crain's | 4 | 0 | River Forest | DEM |
| Shia Kapos | Editor | Politico | 6 | 0 | Chicago- West Ridge | DEM |
| Monica Davey | Editor | The New York Times | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Hyde Park | DEM |
| Dorothy Leavell | Editor & Publisher | Chicago Crusader | 15 | 0 | Chicago- Roseland | DEM |
| Dan Haley | Editor & Publisher | Wednesday Journal | 14 | 0 | Berwyn | DEM |
| Joe Vince | Editor, New Lenox | Patch | 3 | 0 | New Lenox | DEM |
| Nader Issa | Education Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Lombard | DEM |
| Rachel Hinton | Enterprise Reporter | BGA | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Ravenswood | DEM |
| Richard Roeper | Entertainment Columnist | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago- The Loop | DEM |
| Michael Romain | Equity Editor | Wednesday Journal | 4 | 0 | Maywood | DEM |
| Colin Evans | Executive Producer | ABC-7 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Bronzeville | DEM |
| Chris Selfridge | Executive Producer | CBS2 Chicago | 3 | 2 | Lemont | DEM |
| Jon Seidel | Federal Courts Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 2 | Mt. Prospect | DEM |
| Robert Chiarito | Freelance Reporter | The New York Times | 4 | 1 | Harwood Heights | DEM |
| Ryan Chiaverini | Host | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Loop | DEM |
| Ross Weidner | Investigative Producer | ABC-7 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Lincoln Park | DEM |
| Carol Thompson | Investigative Producer | CBS2 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Lisle | DEM |
| Casey Toner | Investigative Reporter | BGA | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Lake View | DEM |
| Dave Newbart | Managing Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 11 | 0 | Chicago- Little Italy | DEM |
| Laura Neuzil | Managing Editor | WIFR-TV Rockford (CBS) | 1 | 0 | Davis | DEM |
| Steve Warmbir | Manging Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Ravenswood Gardens | DEM |
| George Papajohn | Midwest Editor | ProPublica Illinois | 3 | 0 | Glenview | DEM |
| Ryan Baker | Morning News Anchor | CBS2 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Glenview | DEM |
| Kelley Bowles | News Producer | CBS2 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Norwood Park | DEM |
| Chrissy Amaya | News Writer | CBS2 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago-River West | DEM |
| Hannah Boufford | Newsletter Editor | Block Club | 1 | 0 | Libertyville | DEM |
| Blanca Rios | Newswriter/Digital Producer | ABC-7 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| Jonah Meadows | North Shore Editor | Patch | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Tri-Taylor | DEM |
| Tim Cain | Opinion Editor | Lee Enterprises | 1 | 0 | Decatur | DEM |
| Lana Hinshaw-Klann | Photographer | CBS2 Chicago | 6 | 0 | Batavia | DEM |
| Matt Dayhoff | Photojournalist | Peoria Journal-Star | 2 | 0 | Washington | DEM |
| Thomas J. Turney | Photojournalist | Springfield State Journal-Register | 1 | 0 | Brighton | DEM |
| Jon Hansen | Podcast Executive Producer | Block Club | 2 | 0 | Roscoe Village | DEM |
| Andy Kravetz | Police Reporter | Peoria Journal-Star | 3 | 2 | Peoria | DEM |
| Geoffrey Cubbage | Policy Analyst | BGA | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Winnemac | DEM |
| Tina Sfondeles | Political Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Ravenswood | DEM |
| Scott Fornek | Politics Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 16 | 0 | Chicago- West Lawn | DEM |
| David Greising | President & CEO | BGA | 8 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Dylan Van Sickle | Producer | CBS2 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Lake View | DEM |
| John Owens | Programming Producer | ABC-7 Chicago | 11 | 0 | Chicago- Edgewater | DEM |
| Bettina Chang | Publisher | City Bureau | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Bucktown | DEM |
| Shamus Toomey | Publisher/Co-Founder | Block Club | 12 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Terrell Brown | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Jackson Park | DEM |
| Eric Horng | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 5 | 0 | Chicago- River North | DEM |
| Evelyn Holmes | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 5 | 0 | Chicago- South Loop | DEM |
| Sarah Schulte | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 8 | 0 | Chicago-Lincoln Park | DEM |
| Judy Hsu | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 4 | 0 | Chicago-River North | DEM |
| Liz Nagy | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| John Garcia | Reporter | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 0 | South Barrington | DEM |
| Sophia Tareen | Reporter | AP | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Greektown | DEM |
| Monica Eng | Reporter | Axios Chicago | 4 | 0 | Chicago-Lake View | DEM |
| Jake Wittich | Reporter | Block Club | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Edgewater | DEM |
| Quinn Myers | Reporter | Block Club | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Ukranian Village | DEM |
| Joe Ward | Reporter | Block Club | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Bridgeport | DEM |
| Ariel Parrella-Aureli | Reporter | Block Club | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Logan Square | DEM |
| Pascal Sabino | Reporter | Block Club | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Pilsen | DEM |
| Jamie Nesbitt Golden | Reporter | Block Club | 3 | 0 | Hyde Park | DEM |
| Jason Grotto | Reporter | Bloomberg | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Ukranian Village | DEM |
| Beth Hundsdorfer | Reporter | Capitol News Illinois | 7 | 0 | Highland | DEM |
| Peter Hancock | Reporter | Capitol News Illinois | 1 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Sarah Mansur | Reporter | Capitol News Illinois | 1 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Charlie De Mar | Reporter | CBS2 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago- Loop | DEM |
| Jermont Terry | Reporter | CBS2 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago- Morgan Park | DEM |
| Dorothy Tucker | Reporter | CBS2 Chicago | 11 | 0 | Chicago-Kenwood | DEM |
| Yana Kunichoff | Reporter | Chalkbeat | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Albany Park | DEM |
| Ethan Simmons | Reporter | Champaign News-Gazette | 2 | 0 | Champaign | DEM |
| Dave Roeder | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 17 | 0 | Chicago-Rogers Park | DEM |
| Tim Novak | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 12 | 0 | Chicago- Lake View | DEM |
| Stephanie Zimmermann | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 12 | 0 | Chicago- Ravenswood | DEM |
| Brett Chase | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 6 | 0 | Chicago- Lincoln Square | DEM |
| Maureen O'Donnell | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 6 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Sandra Guy | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 5 | 0 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| Mitchell Armentrout | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Burbank | DEM |
| Mitch Dudek | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Irving Park | DEM |
| David Struett | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Logan Square | DEM |
| Matt Hendrickson | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Pilsen | DEM |
| Emmanuel Camarillo | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Pilsen | DEM |
| Stefano Esposito | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Portage Park | DEM |
| Tom Schuba | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Noble Square | DEM |
| Fran Spielman | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 2 | 0 | Lake Forest | DEM |
| Elvia Malagon | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Pilsen | DEM |
| Anne Costabile | Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Wicker Park | DEM |
| Michael Hawthorne | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 4 | 0 | Chicago-Bucktown | DEM |
| Gregory Pratt | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Heart of Italy | DEM |
| John Byrne | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 7 | 0 | Chicago-Irving Park | DEM |
| Robert Channick | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 10 | 0 | Glencoe | DEM |
| Patrick M. O'Connell | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 3 | 1 | Libertyville | DEM |
| Steve Johnson | Reporter | Chicago Tribune | 9 | 0 | Oak Park | DEM |
| Greg Hinz | Reporter | Crain's | 16 | 0 | Chicago- Boystown | DEM |
| Christopher Placek | Reporter | Daily Herald | 5 | 3 | Chicago-Jefferson Park | DEM |
| Lauren Rohr | Reporter | Daily Herald | 2 | 1 | South Elgin | DEM |
| Jonah Nink | Reporter | Daily Herald | 1 | 0 | St. Charles | DEM |
| Jennifer Bailey | Reporter | Danville Commercial-News | 6 | 1 | Danville | DEM |
| Dane Placko | Reporter | FOX 32 | 4 | 0 | Park Ridge | DEM |
| Michael J. Flannery | Reporter | FOX 32 Chicago | 12 | 1 | Chicago-Beverly | DEM |
| Charlie Wojciechowski | Reporter | NBC 5 Chicago | 6 | 0 | Chicago- Streeterville | DEM |
| Christian Farr | Reporter | NBC-5 Chicago | 4 | 0 | Evanston | DEM |
| Leslie Renken | Reporter | Peoria Journal-Star | 4 | 0 | Peoria | DEM |
| Natasha Korecki | Reporter | Politico | 6 | 1 | Barrington | DEM |
| Duaa Eldeib | Reporter | ProPublica Illinois | 2 | 0 | Barrington | DEM |
| Melissa Sanchez | Reporter | ProPublica Illinois | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Cragin | DEM |
| Jodi S. Cohen | Reporter | ProPublica Illinois | 9 | 0 | Chicago- North Center | DEM |
| Mick Dumke | Reporter | ProPublica Illinois | 9 | 1 | Chicago- Rogers Park | DEM |
| Jeff Kolkey | Reporter | Rockford Register-Star | 6 | 1 | Rockford | DEM |
| Chris Green | Reporter | Rockford Register-Star | 1 | 0 | Rockford | DEM |
| Kristen Schorsch | Reporter | WBEZ | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Budlong Woods | DEM |
| Patrick K. Smith | Reporter | WBEZ | 2 | 0 | Chicago- Logan Square | DEM |
| Lourdes Duarte | Reporter | WGN-TV | 2 | 0 | Chicago-Gold Coast | DEM |
| Patrick Elwood | Reporter | WGN-TV | 3 | 0 | Evergreen Park | DEM |
| Heather Cherone | Reporter | WTTW-TV | 3 | 0 | Park Ridge | DEM |
| Samantha Chatman | Reporter/Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 1 | 0 | Chicago-South Loop | DEM |
| Colin Boyle | Reporter/Photographer | Block Club | 1 | 0 | Chicago- DePaul | DEM |
| Alex Nitkin | Solutions Reporter | BGA | 3 | 0 | Chicago-Winnemac | DEM |
| Jim Rose | Sports Anchor | ABC-7 Chicago | 3 | 0 | Chicago- Wicker Park | DEM |
| Rick Telander | Sports Columnist | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Highwood | DEM |
| Wes Huett | Sports Editor | Peoria Journal-Star | 4 | 0 | Washington | DEM |
| Mark Potash | Sports Staff Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 10 | 0 | Arlington Heights | DEM |
| Mike Miletich | Springfield Bureau Chief | WGEM-TV Quincy | 2 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Mitch Armentrout | Staff Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 0 | Burbank | DEM |
| Stacey Sheridan | Staff Writer | Wednesday Journal | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Lake View | DEM |
| Brendan Moore | State Government Reporter | Lee Enterprises | 1 | 0 | Springfield | DEM |
| Roz Varon | Traffic | ABC-7 Chicago | 8 | 0 | River Forest | DEM |
| Marta Carreira-Slabe | Vice Chair | BGA | 3 | 1 | Chicago- Bridgeport | DEM |
| Tyler LaRiviere | Visual Journalist | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago- Edgewater | DEM |
| Ashlee Rezin | Visual Journalist | Chicago Sun-Times | 1 | 0 | Chicago-Rogers Park | DEM |
| Lauren FitzPatrick | Watchdogs Staff Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 7 | 1 | Chicago- Irving Park | DEM |
| Robert Herguth | Watchdogs Staff Reporter | Chicago Sun-Times | 3 | 1 | Park Ridge | DEM |
| Phil Schwarz | Weather | ABC-7 Chicago | 2 | 0 | Elmhurst | DEM |
| Dan Haar | Wire Desk Editor | Chicago Sun-Times | 10 | 0 | Villa Park | DEM |
| Beth Godvik | Writer/Producer | CBS2 Chicago | 10 | 0 | Chicago-Portage Park | DEM |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections; Data tracked is from 1980-2020 primaries
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