Election

Democrat Linh Nguyen and Republican Tasha Sims will go up against each other in the race for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder in the Nov. 8 General Election.

Kane County Board candidates weighed in on whether Kane County’s response to the opioid crisis has been adequate during a League of Women Voters of Central Kane County candidate forum on Sept. 27 at the Geneva Public Library.

Gov. JB Pritzker is considering changes to the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform to clarify provisions related to the end of cash bail in Illinois, while his Republican challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey, continues to push for a full repeal.

While a dozen Kane County Board hopefuls and an incumbent sheriff attended a League of Women Voters of Central Kane County candidate forum Tuesday night, two board candidates and the sheriff’s challenger did not.

More than 10,000 mail-in ballots were requested by McHenry County voters ahead of Thursday, which marked the first day of early voting for the November midterms. That compares to 7,500 vote-by-mail ballots four years ago.

A dozen Kane County Board hopefuls fielded audience questions Tuesday at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Tuesday night at the Geneva Public Library. All seats are up in the Nov. 8 General Election.

Aurora Republican Chris Lauzen and North Aurora Democrat Jeffrey Pripusich are running for the post. Michael Kilbourne, who was appointed to the position in 2021 after longtime Treasurer David Rickert resigned, is not seeking election.

Here's everything you need to know about voting early in McHenry County for the Nov. 8 election

Gov. J.B. Pritzker advocated for a statewide ban on what have been called assault weapons as well as high-capacity magazines at an event Tuesday in Aurora.

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area will host a nonpartisan candidate forums for Illinois House District 52, which pits incumbent Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin against Democratic challenger Mary Morgan.

Kane County Democratic Women will host a free forum on "Our Rights Are on the Ballot: The Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson!” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Dr., St. Charles.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's campaign said Friday he plans to participate in a forum hosted by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors after originally announcing he intended to pull out due to controversy surrounding one of the newspapers involved.

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs and GOP candidate Tom Demmer spoke about their plans for the office should they win

Residents who are interested in running for elected office in DeKalb can now pick up their candidate nomination packets for the spring 2023 consolidated elections, the DeKalb city clerk said Tuesday. The election is April 4.

The amendment also seeks to prohibit any laws that would interfere or diminish the rights of workers to organize.