Raymond Strebel, Alton mayoral candidate, kicks off his campaign at Johnson's Corner, a place with personal significance to his family.

Illinois voters approved a nonbinding proposal to add an extra 3% levy on annual incomes of more than $1 million, which could fuel a new effort to raise taxes on the state’s highest earners.

Another group of Illinois counties has voted to explore whether they should secede from the state, citing significant differences with Cook County and suburban voters. A total of seven counties ...

I believed that we could make Cook County safer and have a justice ... broke the news of his wife’s victory from the stage Tuesday, with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, 3rd Ward Ald.

On Wednesday, there was a growing memorial to the young victims near where the shooting happened just before 7 p.m. on Cook Road near Beechnut Street in southwest Houston. A total of three people ...

Seeking to become Cook County’s top prosecutor ... including the elimination of cash bail in Illinois and restorative justice court alternative for some people charged with nonviolent offenses.

ILLINOIS (WTVO) — The citizens of seven additional Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from Chicago and Cook County and forming a new state. All seven counties that had a ballot ...

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Well, just like Tuesday’s polls: Get in line. The Missouri football quarterback, per Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz, has “done everything in his power to prepare himself to play” against ...

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How did Illinois vote in the race for U.S. president? Polls will close across the state at 7 p.m. CST, and vote totals are expected to begin reporting within the first half-hour. To track results ...