Coding error that impacted voting affected few precincts, but high voter turnout contributed to wait times
Illinois Republicans face fundraising crisis after 2026 midterm losses
Illinois makes history as Juliana Stratton’s win puts two women of color in the U.S. Senate
What happened in Chicago suburban midterm elections on Tuesday
Pritzker: Raising minimum wage an ‘easy way’ for Democrats to start in new Congress
Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller, IL-15, and Democrat Nikki Budzinski, IL-13, both won their races on Nov. 3. Rep. Miller's race was called by was called at 8:41 p.m. by the Associated Press and CNN at 35.
For the first time in decades, many Chicagoans and Cook County residents will have new representation in the U.S. House after Tuesday's results. The big picture: Illinois remains a reliably blue state, with all but three of its 17 congressional districts represented by Democrats. State of play: Like Dick Durbin in the Senate, several longtime players in Illinois' delegation are leaving in January, paving the way for younger candidates. Results...
The 2026 midterm elections are not even 24 hours old, and already some tea leaves are being read about what's next for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who won a third term in office on Tuesday.
The victory over GOP candidate Tom Lally was a bigger sweep than Hanley’s narrow win in the Dem primary over Rachel Ruttenberg.
Election Day 2026 revealed just how much of the country loathes Silicon Valley’s data center projects. Communities across the nation voted on 41 data center-related ballot initiatives on Tuesday. The measures were introduced in California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. TK Number of those municipalities voted to keep data centers out. Twenty-eight localities in six states specifically...
CHICAGO — In the 7th Congressional race, Democrat La Shawn Ford won with close to 90% of the vote on Tuesday night. Ford will succeed longtime Congressman Danny Davis. Ford and Davis joined WGN News by phone on Wednesday morning to discuss the win.
The 2026 midterm elections turned out to be a big win for Democrats and a rough night for Republicans on Tuesday, both in Illinois and around the country.
An email dated Oct. 21 from the DOJ to the state Board of Elections laid out what to expect, reading, "Our monitors only observe and take notes. They do not intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process."
Early election results show Democrat Nabeela Syed taking a commanding lead over incumbent Republican Darby Hills in the race for the 26th Senate District.
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