With 2026 upon us, the new year offers Illinois voters a fresh opportunity to change Springfield. Primary elections are March ...

The general primary elections are just months away, but in some places, people can vote as early as next month. State law ...

Central Illinois election officials are urging voters not to be discouraged by new changes to postage rules, as the USPS has ...

Primary election ballot certified The Illinois State Board of Elections certified the March 2026 primary ballot this week, ...

Bob Rita, a Democrat who has represented the Blue Island area in the Illinois house, will run unopposed in the March primary.

Illinois Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey says a system like Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ...

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) is leading in a wide-open Illinois Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin ...

Saying "Chicago is in crisis," U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said he plans to run for mayor in 2027, even as he is in the midst of a ...

Incumbent Democrat Nikki Budzinski has two primary opponents. Two Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.

The Cook County Clerk’s Office and Chicago Bears this week launched Defenders of DA’Mocracy, a program to train 150 high school juniors and seniors to serve as election judges during their schools’ ...

Republicans have four candidates to choose from. Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey looking for a rematch.

On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. capitol, leading Democrats and the president are setting out their ...