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

Harris continued the trend of Democratic candidates performing exceptionally well in Cook County while also winning multiple ...

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.

Chicago taxpayers may experience more significant tax burdens than is being communicated through press releases.

Democratic Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele of Evanston faces one misdemeanor count after police arrested her on ...

During the ceremony, Mayor Johnson gave a special resolution making Chicago a Purple Heart City for retired Illinois Air ...

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

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

Democrat Eileen O'Neill Burke declared victory at 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Shortly after she began speaking, Republican Bob Fioretti addressed his supporters and conceded the race.

Esther Takang reads her ballot before voting at a Chicago Public Library branch in Rogers Park on Election Day. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share One Cook County judge was losing his bid to keep his job ...

A Schiller Park was charged after allegedly pointing a gun at a man at a gas station near Bensenville and leading police on a high-speed chase.