For the first time in decades, many Chicagoans and Cook County residents will have new representation in the U.S. House after Tuesday's results. The big picture: Illinois remains a reliably blue state, with all but three of its 17 congressional districts represented by Democrats. State of play: Like Dick Durbin in the Senate, several longtime players in Illinois' delegation are leaving in January, paving the way for younger candidates. Results...

Democratic legislators representing south and southwest suburban communities appeared to hold off Republican challengers.

An email dated Oct. 21 from the DOJ to the state Board of Elections laid out what to expect, reading, "Our monitors only observe and take notes. They do not intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process.

Candidates were seen greeting voters at Shoesmith School on 50th Street on Tuesday morning.

Election Day 2026 revealed just how much of the country loathes Silicon Valley’s data center projects. Communities across the nation voted on 41 data center-related ballot initiatives on Tuesday. The measures were introduced in California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. TK Number of those municipalities voted to keep data centers out. Twenty-eight localities in six states specifically...

Rockford area residents cast ballots in the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election.

Several key House and Senate races are up for grabs in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.