Illinois state lawmakers will not vote on a new congressional map during this week's veto session, officials said.

More than 400 potential candidates filed to run for public office on Monday, the official kickoff to the 2026 election season.

Greg Bishop highlights some of the candidates that filed for ballot access for the March Democrat and Republican primary ...

Independents and candidates from other parties do not have primaries and won’t begin collecting signatures until Feb. 25, ...

The Illinois State Board of Elections split evenly along party lines on whether Democratic Senate President Don Harmon should ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop highlights some of the candidates that ...

Political candidates in Illinois lined up early Monday morning as the official opening date for petition filing for the 2026 ...

More than a few candidates seeking out county-level positions have already filed to run in next year's elections, which will include races for sheriff, county board and treasurer, among others.

While some states will be headed to the polls for general elections in 2025, Illinois voters will have the fall to regroup ...

The state's supermajority party could still reconvene to redraw maps in order to keep up with Republican gerrymandering efforts, but serious logistical questions remain.

Black lawmakers bluntly opposed Jeffries' Illinois redistricting plans during a Chicago meeting, as they would dilute black ...

Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, contributed $100,001 to his own campaign in January 2023. His lawyers argued that move should ...