MUST-SEE TV OF DEMOCRATIC POLITICS — HASTINGS EYES SOS SEAT — No. 4 ILLINOIS BLOWS OUT No. 2 MICHIGAN Presented by Uber Driver Stories Happy Wednesday, Illinois. Crowds may be returning to Wrigley Field, but for vaccines. It’s a start, folks. TOP TALKER For the first time in 23 years, the Illinois Democratic Party will have a new chair — and it’s going to be a Black woman. Tonight’s vote by the Democratic Illinois Central Committee symbolizes a new chapter in state politics after the long tenure of party leader Michael Madigan. The contest is between Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris and Congresswoman Robin Kelly, both well-respected Black elected officials.