Incumbent Rep. Lilian Jimenez seeks a second full term in this district including Latino neighborhoods on the North and Northwest sides such as Humboldt Park, West Town, Belmont-Cragin and Hermosa. Kirk Ortiz, vice president with Chicago-based Arms Security Corp., is challenging her for the second straight cycle.
We endorsed Lilian Jimenez in 2024, and she has our endorsement again despite views well to the left of ours. But her stances are appreciated, we’re sure, by many in this very liberal district.
Read all of the Tribune Editorial Board’s endorsements for the 2026 Illinois primary election here.
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