Central Illinois voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 to help decide a number of local and statewide races. Two Peoria-area congressional seats are up for grabs, but only one of them is a contested election. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, is running unopposed in the election for Illinois' 16th Congressional District.

Early voting in Illinois is approaching, as is Election Day for 2024. But how do you know if you're registered to vote?

Voters in the state of Illinois will face a series of advisory questions on their 2024 general election ballots, with early voting set to begin later this month.

CHICAGO National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, and both the Cook County Clerk and the Chicago Board of Elections are doing outreach to both register voters and make sure registrations are up-to-date.

The Rev. Dwight McKissic, a Baptist pastor from Texas who spoke on the Evangelicals for Harris call, said he saw no “moral superiority of one party over the other,” citing the GOP’s decision to “abandon a commitment to ban abortion with a constitutional amendment” and to soften its stance against same-sex marriage in its party platform.

Illinoisans pay the second-highest property taxes in the nation. And this election, voters in Illinois can vote on a non-binding referendum called the Illinois Property Tax Relief Amendment Referendum.

Illinois Democratic congressman Sean Casten indicated he’s open to a fall debate on overhauling US permitting laws to expedite clean energy projects in an interview with Semafor’s Elana Schor Tuesday.

As election season rolls in, people are finding themselves anxious about what the future may hold. According to a survey by the American Psychiatric Association, 73% of people feel anxious about election season,

A referendum will likely be on the upcoming election ballot for voters in Oak Park to decide whether the west suburban villages switches to ranked choice voting to pick its local leaders. As part

It was a second try after Republicans blocked it once earlier this year. Democrats hoped to use the vote to put pressure on Republicans running for re-election.

Voting by mail has exploded in popularity in Illinois in recent years, and applications are now open to submit ballots in this fashion for the 2024 general election.