AP calls Illinois House District 13 for Nikki Budzinski. Nov 6 • 4:53 AM ET AP calls Illinois House District 17 for Eric Sorensen. Nov 5 • 10:59 PM ET AP calls Illinois House District 6 for ...

Legislators from both sides of the aisle are urging the Illinois General Assembly to work together to give voters the ability to hold elected government officials accountable. State Rep. La Shawn, D-Chicago,

More: Election 2025: Here's who's running in a three-way race for Rockford's Fifth Ward Both are East High School graduates who earned degrees at Northern Illinois University. And since both are Democrats, the outcome of the Feb. 25 primary election likely will determine who becomes alderman.

In her bid for a second term as Dolton’s mayor, Tiffany Henyard is operating a self-financed campaign, with state records showing no contributions being recorded for the past year other than loans made by her.

The sesquicentennial (150-year, upper left) and centennial (upper right) designs for the Illinois state flag are candidates for adoption. The lower two flags are new designs, including the one in the lower right that simply adds stripes to the current standard.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana’s Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a house bill that would establish a commission to discuss whether it’s advisable to adjust the boundary between Illinois and Indiana.

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois, Hytera Communications Corp. pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to steal trade secrets and may be fined up to $60 million under the terms of a plea agreement.

A bill introduced in the Indiana legislature by its Republican House speaker would create a commission to embrace 33 Illinois counties that have voted for a symbolic measure to leave Illinois and create a new state.

A civil liberties group is concerned that state Sen. Terri Bryant is encouraging prison workers to circumvent the state’s sanctuary law.

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As political division and mistrust surfaced again this inauguration week for Americans, some suburbs and Illinois towns are looking to put into action a system that proponents hope can boost fairness and increase trust in the election process: ranked choice voting.

Early voting began Thursday for the primary election on Feb. 25, Aurora area officials said. In Kane County, there are primary races for mayor in Aurora, which is a non-partisan election, and for three Aurora Township races featuring Democrats, which are ...