Typically, Democrats win the state by at least 10 percent. In the 2024 election though, Harris won by only around 4 percent.

On Nov. 5, 2024, voters chose not just their next president and vice president, but representatives in Congress, a new Cook County state's Attorney, and the very first elected Chicago school board.

The citizens of seven additional Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from Chicago and Cook County and forming ...

Explore dazzling fall colors in Cook County’s Forest Preserves with your family at the best viewing spots, kid-friendly ...

Voters in six Illinois counties will be asked if they should break away from Illinois and form a new state. The non-binding ...

The seat is open for the first time in 16 years after current State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced she would not be running for reelection. Democrat Eileen O'Neill Burke and Republican Bob Fioretti ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Chicago Alderman and Cook County Commissioner William "Bill" Beavers has died over the weekend, family ...

Her comments were in stark contrast to what’s happening at City Hall, where former Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson is now Chicago’s mayor. They sounded like a road map for how to dig ...

The 480-acre site earmarked for the campus was used for steel production from 1880 to 1992 and is currently vacant.

William Beavers, a prominent former Cook County commissioner and Chicago alderman, passed away this weekend at 89. Beavers, known for his progressive approach, died of natural causes on Saturday ...