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The seal of Will County outside the Will County clerk’s office. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County clerk, treasurer and regional superintendent face election challenges

By Michelle Mullins

October 13, 2026 at 5:37 a.m.

Republican Annette Parker and Democrat Michelle Stiff run for clerk and Democrat Tim Brophy and...

People congregate outside the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield on May 6, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Illinois Democrats on defense over scandals in races for state legislature

By Jeremy Gorner

October 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With the national political landscape tilting against Republicans ahead of next month's midterm elections, the...

Tower Green in Western Springs will be the backdrop for a Get out the Vote Rally organized by Indivisible West Suburban Chicago from 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 17. (Steve Metsch/Daily Southtown)

Grassroots group holding ‘get out the vote rally’ in Western Springs

By Steve Metsch

October 12, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago will encourage early voting at a rally from 1 to 2...

People cast their votes on Election Day at Jewel Middle School on April 1, 2025, in North Aurora. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Illinois joins 18 other states suing to block President Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution

By Lindsay Whitehurst

April 3, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

Democratic officials in Illinois and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald...

Mark Kuchler makes his case to voters for reelection as La Grange village president during a candidate forum March 18 at Elm Restaurant in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Most incumbents return in La Grange, La Grange Park; referenda succeed

By Hank Beckman

April 3, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

Most incumbents to their municipal, park district and library board posts in an election cycle...

Candidates, from left, Colin Bird-Martinez, Annie Wilkinson and Mika Yamamoto, have won seats on the Oak Park Public Library Board, according to unofficial results from the April 1 election. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Four new members win seats on Oak Park Public Library Board

By Bob Skolnik

April 10, 2025 at 4:36 p.m.

Longtime Oak Park Public Library Board member Matt Fruth and fellow incumbent Maya Ganguly appeared...

The Blue Island City Hall. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Blue Island voters back limiting gaming cafes, split on making Western a two-way street

By Samantha Moilanen

April 3, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

Blue Island voters backed an advisory referendum to limit gaming cafes, but split on making...

Ian Holzhauer, one of the four winners in the race for Naperville City Council last month, speaks at an election party on April 1. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

Partisan politics in Naperville’s nonpartisan election raises questions over how future races will be run

By Tess Kenny

April 3, 2025 at 5:10 p.m.

The eight candidates who won Tuesday's nonpartisan races for Naperville City Council and Park Board...

Residents of Sugar Grove and nearby communities fill most of the seats in the Waubonsee Community College Academic and Professional Center’s 10,000-square-foot Event Room last summer for a Sugar Grove Village Board meeting focused on Crown Community Development's proposed project called The Grove. The board approved the project in September. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Election results in Sugar Grove show continued concern over Crown development

By Molly Morrow

April 3, 2025 at 1:47 p.m.

Public concern over a controversial development in Sugar Grove continues, as evidenced by Tuesday’s unofficial...

Lauren Rapisand got 58% of the vote, unofficially, in the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election in the race for Park Ridge 6th Ward alderperson. The vote total is unofficial until certified by the Cook County clerk's office.

Lauren Rapisand readies to take over as Park Ridge 6th Ward leader, wants to ‘give back to the community’

By Jessi Virtusio

April 3, 2025 at 11:38 a.m.

Park Ridge Alderperson Richard “Rick” Biagi had decided not to seek reelection to be 6th...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin speaks with supporters after conceding to challenger John Laesch during a watch party at his election headquarters on April 1, 2025, in Aurora. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Illinois GOP suffered major election losses in suburbs that are critical for its rebuilding effort

By Rick Pearson

April 3, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

Reflecting voter angst over President Donald Trump, Democrats scored major election victories in suburbs critical...

Nate Mellman, center, takes notes during a Dec. 10 hearing in Chicago regarding his nominating petition to be on the April 1 ballot in the race for the Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 School Board. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Israel-Hamas war tensions surface in Oak Park and River Forest School Board race

By Bob Skolnik

April 7, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Just before polls closed April 1, a flyer described as antisemitic circulated attacking Jewish candidates...

Mayoral challenger John Laesch talks with Dorothy Thompson, center, and Loretta Burke during his watch party at Two Brothers Roundhouse on April 1, 2025, in Aurora. Thompson and Burke were both campaign workers for Laesch, they said. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Voters reelect numerous suburban mayors, despite a few upsets of incumbents

By Robert McCoppin

April 3, 2025 at 9:05 a.m.

Despite voters ousting high-profile mayors in Aurora, Tinley Park and Waukegan, residents reelected incumbents in...