The 2026 General Election is still more than 18 months off, but the race for Winnebago County sheriff is already set, and it looks like it will be quite contentious. Incumbent Sheriff…
Turnabout is fair play, the old saying goes, and Sam Cunningham did just that to earn a second turn at serving as Waukegan’s mayor, defeating the incumbent mayor who ousted him four…
In an otherwise dreadful Election Night for Republicans in local races across much of the state, former state Rep. and House Minority Leader Dan Brady won the Bloomington Mayor’s…
Once deep red, DuPage County has been trending Democratic for nearly a decade. On Tuesday, that trend culminated with a jarring thud, as Democratic candidates swept all but one of 49…
Four years after she made history by defeating a longtime incumbent to become Belleville’s first female mayor, Patty Gregory was ousted from the mayor’s chair by a former political…
First-term Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will spend another four years overseeing the city after a near landslide win over challenger John Kelly on Tuesday. Ali, who led in early voting, Election…
In one of the most closely watched mayoral races in the state, Aurora Ald. John Laesch beat two-term incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin to claim the top spot in the second largest city in…
PEORIA — Poll data shows that 90 million eligible voters declined to participate in the 2024 presidential election that pitted Vice President Kamala Harris, a liberal, West Coast…
The April 1 race for Waukegan mayor will likely have four candidates on the ballot following a Waukegan Board of Elections ruling. On Dec 17, the Election Board overruled two sets of…
Two killed in area crashesTwo people were killed Saturday in area accidents. A 40-year-old man was ...
Franklin Park man charged in ...A Franklin Park man has been charged in connection with a murder ...
Man killed in West Side ...A 53-year-old man was killed during a verbal altercation Friday evening on ...
Winnebago sheriff responds to criticismThe 2026 General Election is still more than 18 months off, but ...
