Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss has been declared the winner of a jam-packed Democratic primary race for Illinois’ 9th ...

Two incumbents of a Cook County agency responsible for making decisions about taxpayers’ property assessment appeals faced ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has conceded defeat to Pat Hynes, a one-time employee of the two-term incumbent’s office.

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Melissa Bean, who previously led Illinois’ 8th Congressional District for three terms, took a major step toward taking that ...

Polls are closed as eight Democrats seek to replace Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi in Illinois 8th Congressional ...

Illinois Democrats voted to choose their nominee for state comptroller, Illinois government’s chief fiscal officer, in a four ...

The bright daylight fireball was visible across a large swath of the U.S., from Illinois to Maryland to New York, at ...

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Thanks to an evening surge in voters, Chicago's unofficial turnout for the 2026 primaries inched over 25%, with the tallying of additional mail-in and provisional ballots likely to boost the numbers ...

The intense race has drawn tens of millions of dollars spent by outside groups on television, mail and online advertisements, with most coming from pro-Israel, pro-artificial intelligence development, ...

For months, the big question in Illinois politics has been who is going to be the Democrat running to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. The Associated Press has called that race, with Lt. Gov. Juliana ...