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Will County government offices in Joliet (Daily Southtown file photo)

Democrats challenge two Republican leaders in Will County District 4 race

By Michelle Mullins

October 11, 2026 at 7:15 a.m.

Incumbent Republicans Jim Richmond and Steve Balich face Democrats Sheri Boniecki-Cooling and William Pratt in...

Chicago school board incumbent Karen Zaccor District 4A, left, with challengers Ellen Sherratt, center, and Angel Alvarez respond to a questions during a forum in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

By Kate Armanini

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton celebrates her win in the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate on March 17, 2026, at CineCity Studios Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois Senate race: Juliana Stratton, F-bomb ads behind her, leans on primary performance versus Don Tracy

By Olivia Olander

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate nomination with fiery anti-Trump ads and progressive...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Two incumbents fall, appointees hold on in Cook County Board races

By A.D. Quig

March 19, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

The contested races for the 17-member Cook County Board ended with two established incumbents toppled,...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, greets Amtrak police while thanking voters March 18, 2026, at the Great Hall in Union Station the morning after winning her primary election. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton looking to make history in US Senate race against ex-Illinois GOP chair Don Tracy

By Dan Petrella

March 18, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

If she defeats Republican nominee Don Tracy in November, Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton would...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss greets a passenger at the CTA Davis station in Evanston on March 18, 2026, following his primary election night win for the Democratic nomination in the 9th Congressional District of Illinois. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss looks ahead to general election after threading 9th District needle

By Olivia Olander

March 18, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

Following his win in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky,...

The Park District of Oak Park's Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex is pictured in 2014. District officials had proposed building an aquatic center adjacent to the complex, but bond funding for the plan was defeated by voters responding to a referendum question. (Pioneer Press file)

Oak Park voters sink indoor pool plan at Ridgeland Common

By Alicia Fabbre

March 18, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum question regarding $40 million sought by the Park District of...

Ann Generali, right, votes at the Robert Crown Community Center and Library on Election Day, March 17, 2026, in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

What happened in Chicago suburban primary elections on Tuesday

By baiduhai

March 20, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Voters in Chicago's suburbs went to the polls in Tuesday's election to decide primary races...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss walks onstage to speak before supporters after celebrating his win in the Democratic 9th Congressional District race on election night, on March 17, 2026, at Double Clutch Brewing Co. in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

How Illinois voted in the 9th Congressional District race

By baiduhai

March 18, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

The race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky resulted in more than a dozen...

How Illinois voted in the US Senate race

By baiduhai

March 18, 2026 at 10:43 a.m.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton clinched the Democratic nomination, coming up on top of a double-digit...

Darren Bailey celebrates winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination at his election night party in Springfield on March 17, 2026. (Daryl Wilson/for the baiduhai)

How Illinois voted in the Republican primary for governor

By baiduhai

March 18, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

2026 marks a rematch: the November election will feature Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker facing another...

Kenneth Duffy declared victory Tuesday in the Orland Township Republican commiteeperson race. (Campaign photo)

Kenneth Duffy declares victory in Orland Township committeeperson race; Napoleon Harris to lead Thornton Township Democrats

By Olivia Stevens

March 18, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

Orland Township Trustee Kenneth Duffy declared victory over Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman in a race...

Voters cast their ballots at a Lake County polling place in a file photo.

Apparent winners emerge in Lake County’s 4 US House district primaries

By Steve Sadin

March 18, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

The 10th is one of four U.S. House districts that include parts of Lake County,...