Election

Republican congressional candidate Niki Conforti on Monday defended GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance for perpetuating debunked claims that immigrants are eating pets and wild animals in an Ohio town.

McHenry High School seniors signed up to vote Tuesday, ahead of their slightly younger peers who won't make the cutoff to participate in the high-stakes election.

Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties – including voting records, registrations and death certificates – were temporarily available on the open internet, according to a security researcher who identified the vulnerability in July

The Will County Clerk’s Office determined an image of a Facebook post about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump that was attributed to an election judge was a “manipulated image” and not real.

A Democrat high school board president and Republican Will County board member plan to compete in the upcoming election for Will County Clerk.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip in their favor this year,

Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns

Sparring on politics and personality, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased their starkly different visions for the country as they met for the first time Tuesday for perhaps their only debate before November’s presidential election

Vice President Kamala Harris plans a four-day campaign trip through major swing states after the Democrat’s debate Tuesday with Republican Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

Vice President Kamala Harris is about to propose a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping it will help spur a record 25 million new small business applications

Blackjacks, the St. Charles Township strip club, has donated thousands to local Democratic politicians in recent years.

The League of Women Voters of McHenry County, in partnership with McHenry County College's Office of Student Life, is hosting a presentation on the elimination of the electoral college.

Election candidate packets are now available for people seeking to run in the April 2025 municipal elections.

The April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election will include several Antioch Township offices.

The Kane County GOP is taking issue with a First Amendment Area at the Kane County Government Center.

How Kamala Harris won loyal supporters in Illinois

Harris' vision for the country has leaned heavily on Biden plans, to the point of not rewriting those plans even after Biden dropped out

On Aug. 20, petition packets for candidates wishing to run in the April 1, 2025 Illinois municipal election were made available. These seats are available in Lockport, Crest Hill, and Plainfield.

A Will County lawsuit claims a New Lenox Township trustee subjected a woman to doxing and defamation with a fake post published on a Republican Facebook group.

Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump.

St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek announced to supporters that she is running for reelection at her first campaign event this week.

With Illinois already a reliable Democratic state, at least as far as the presidential race is concerned, state party chair Lisa Hernandez said the state party has plans to make strategic investments outside of Illinois

Kamala Harris has summoned Americans to reject political divisions and instead chart what she called a “new way forward.”

The Grayslake Area Public Library District will have three openings for six-year terms and one opening for a four-year replacement term for the position of Library Board Trustee on the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election ballot.

The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president in Bill Clinton and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election

In the more than seven years since he declared his candidacy for governor, JB Pritzker has not shied away from pouring cash into not only his own election bids but campaigns up and down the ballot

Election 2024: McHenry County has a new center that will host all things election starting this fall.

Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and ominous

DuPage County Board Chairman Deborah Conroy said Democratic women also now make up an overwhelming majority of state representatives and senators representing DuPage in Springfield

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are returning to the city they once called home to take the stage in support of Harris’ nomination

President Joe Biden has delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention, saying, “I gave my best to you.”

Supporters of President Trump gathered on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024 in Lily Lake before participating in a caravan to a rally in Woodstock.

The April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election will include the following Village of Hainesville offices: mayor and three trustee seats.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will be using drones at Sunday’s pro-Trump rally at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock.

The Huntley Park District will ask voters in November for approval to sell $18 million in bonds. It would result in a property tax increase.

Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living for Americans

Donald Trump says he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival

The new vote-by-mail application postcard includes an opt-out box – allowed after Illinois’ election code was amended in 2023 – for those who do not want to receive the postcards for future elections, according to Illinois election law documents.

Staley Ferry is leaving to take a job as city clerk of Joliet, a move that was announced July 31. The Will County executive has not recommended an interim clerk to the County Board.

Donald Trump will have an opportunity to recalibrate his presidential comeback bid with a rally and speech in North Carolina that his campaign is billing as a significant economic address

A review of Harris' work on immigration reveals a record that is more nuanced than the one presented by her critics or allies

Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to outmaneuver former President Donald Trump and address old vulnerabilities on her policy positions as she starts to fill in how she would govern if elected in November

Three news outlets were recently leaked confidential material from inside the Trump campaign, but have chosen not to reveal any of the details about what they received

If nothing else, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workers’ tips

Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter

When heading to the polls in November, DeKalb County voters will be asked to decide whether they support a 1% sales tax, which would generate an estimated $10 million in new revenue for all countywide public schools, officials have said.