With 97% of estimated votes counted, Foster received 170,915 votes – 64.3% – to 94,986 for Walter. The Associated Press called the race for Foster 98 minutes after polls closed. Illinois’ 11th Congressional District includes portions of eight counties: Boone,

Juliana Stratton’s Senate victory will make Illinois the first state represented by two women of color in the U.S. Senate simultaneously.

After another round of election losses, Illinois Republicans need to convince wealthy GOP donors to open their checkbooks before 2028.

A coding error the Chicago Board of Elections says is responsible for some polling places receiving a low amount of ballots affected less than 2% of precincts, but contributed to long lines in certain locations.

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.