Dan Mihalopoulos

An expected political showdown in Barrington has turned into a declaration of independence, with several candidates for the board of trustees saying they're not taking sides in the feud between...

Through a twist of election law, a challenge in the Elgin mayoral race could end up booting a tax-increase referendum for School District 300 off the February ballot in three...

Illinois politicians crisscrossed the state trolling for last-minute support on the eve of Tuesday's election, wrapping up a negatively charged campaign season that may have lacked great moments in statesmanship...

In Illinois, politics is war. And the months of propaganda floated in speeches and glib TV ads have been but a prelude to this weekend's final assault by partisan ground...

Rejecting no-new-taxes pledges by the candidates vying to succeed him, outgoing Gov. George Ryan said Monday that Illinois can't solve its budget mess without raising one tax or another. "I...

With Republican Joe Birkett and Democrat Lisa Madigan locked in a heated battle for attorney general, the focal point of the race Sunday came down to each candidate's claims that...

Four people--all burned too severely to be identified--died in an early-morning fire Sunday that destroyed a home in Schaumburg, authorities said. A 14-year-old girl led her two brothers, ages 4...

Mindful that election chaos in Florida two years ago threw the nation into a constitutional crisis, local election officials have drafted a sophisticated new strategy to avoid a repeat in...

Democratic incumbent Jesse White and Republican challenger Kristine O'Rourke Cohn traded charges Tuesday over who is better equipped to restore ethics to a secretary of state's office that was plagued...

Striking a serious blow to Jim Ryan's campaign for governor, the state's physicians lobby--long an unshakable financial ally of Republicans--has decided to endorse his Democratic opponent, sources said Thursday. The...