Rep. Danny Davis set to be House Democrats' latest retirement

• The announcement will cap off months of speculation about whether the 83-year-old, first elected in 1996, would try to fend off a growing field of Democratic primary challengers.
• "Congressman Davis will make an announcement tomorrow," Davis' chief of staff Tumia Romero told Axios, adding, "We have not made known what the announcement will be."

Driving the news: The news was first reported by NBC 5 Chicago, which said that Davis will endorse state Rep. LaShawn Ford to replace him.

• Businessman Jason Friedman and Forest Park mayor Rory Hoskins are already running for the seat.
• Several other local Democrats have been mulling bids as well, according to Politico's Illinois Playbook.

Zoom out: Davis will join Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), 81, who announced in May she will not run for reelection amid a primary challenge from 26-year-old progressive Kat Abughazaleh.

• Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), 71, who suffered a stroke last year that kept him off Capitol Hill for more than six months, is also retiring.
• More than a dozen other House Democrats in their 70s and 80s are facing primary challengers, most recently 78-year-old Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.).
• Still, more than half of the 30 House Democrats who are 75 and older have told Axios they plan to run for reelection, making Davis and Schakowsky the exceptions.