Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Voters cast their in-person early ballot for the 2024 general election. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images) The midterm elections ...

Illinois voters on Tuesday selected Democratic and Republican candidates who will represent the parties in the Nov. 3 General Election. Candidates advanced on both the local and statewide level.

Some of the seats, including the Senate seat vacated by longtime Rep. Dick Durbin, haven't been open in decades. In the crowded U.S. House primary, dozens of Democratic ran for open seats. As of ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago, overseeing editorial operations and social media, and covering breaking, local and community news. Voters chose their candidates for ...

Chicago voters set a new early voting record in the lead up to Tuesday’s primary elections. The Chicago Board of Elections said it received 188,057 votes during the early voting period, topping the ...

Former Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, receiving a significant boost from voters in Cook County. Stratton defeated U.S. Rep.

Editor's Note: Our latest election results story can be found here. For a live look at the results, go to our Election page here. It was an eventful night in Illinois politics, with five Congressional ...

Governor J. B. Pritzker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. His running mate, Christian Mitchell, a former state representative and Pritzker’s former deputy governor, declared his candidacy after ...

The Illinois primary election is on March 17, with early voting already underway. Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking a third term, while several Republicans are vying to challenge him. A competitive ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Election season is fully underway, with voters in several states having gone to the polls and others getting set to cast ...

It's a busy election year, and the first one of the season will shape local politics for years to come. The congressional midterm elections in the fall get a lot of national attention, especially in ...

The 2026 midterms are off to a busy start. Primary races on Tuesday, March 3, in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas were the first of many elections to come across the country in 2026, sending smoke ...