While Nov. 5 is Election Day, voters in Illinois have the option of voting early in person or by mail beforehand.

While time is running out to register to vote by mail or online, Illinois voters can register in person on the same day they vote.

Sen. Michael Hastings seeks another term in the Nov. 5 election. He's running against newcomer Samantha Gasca.

This comes as a big shake-up as all seven current members of the board saying they'll resign at the end of the month.

As early voting begins in Chicago, the big draw is obviously the presidential election, but city residents must remember to keep scrolling down the ballot to vote for school board members for the first time ever.

Mohamed Ismail, 32, of Streeterville, was the second person in the line to vote Thursday morning at the Chicago Board of Elections’ Super Site, one of two locations where Chicagoans can now cast general election ballots.

The nonpartisan group Cook Political Report has shifted five House races toward Democrats, a sign of momentum for the party in the Midwest. Two Iowa races have moved into toss-up territory, as Democrats look to oust Rep.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is taking a new approach to managing chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a five-year pilot project, which aims at sustainability.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Mark Kelly campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at phone banking event in Maryvale

Voters in Illinois will soon head to the polls — or fill out mail-in ballots at home — to select the next president of the United States and a variety of representatives at the national, state and local levels.

Illinois Democrats and Republicans are using the vice presidential debate to organize volunteers to write postcards, work at the polls or sign up to canvass in battleground states. Start your engines: “Our neighbors are going to be even more fired up to volunteer” after hearing Walz speak about the issues Democrats care about,