The Latest Breaking News from Kina Collins

Eileen O’Neill Burke, a retired Illinois Appellate Court judge and a former Cook County assistant state’s attorney, filed more than 13,000 signatures to run as a Democrat for Cook County state’s attorney — the last day candidates had to file petitions for the March primary.

In April, Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin launched an exploratory committee, saying she would run for Congress only if Rep. Danny Davis retires. She changed course, even as Davis seeks another term.

Good Kids Mad City leaders press candidates on the Peace Book Ordinance, which would divert 2% of police funding for youth-led anti-violence programs in neighborhoods.

Incumbent Danny K. Davis, Kina Collins, and Denarvis Mendenhall ran in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Davis, who has represented the district in Congress since 1997, won the primary with 52.3% of the vote. Collins received 45.3% of the vote, and Mendenhall received…