Get live updates and the latest news as Illinois holds primary elections and Congress weighs voter identification ...

Virtually all of the different battles simmering inside the Democratic Party this year are on display in Tuesday’s primaries ...

Candidates for federal or state office had until March 13 to file paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State to make it onto ...

Authorities have identified the woman who died in a Feb. 26 apartment fire in Carlisle as 62-year-old Robin McClurkin. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the blaze. McClurkin ...

Board of Review commissioner Samantha Steele is mired in controversies. She and her colleague George Cardenas face two ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is seeking a record-tying fifth term in office leading the country's second ...

The Cook County Assessor is in charge of appraising the county’s land parcels and handling tax incentives, exemptions and ...

Cook County prosecutors say they are prepared to protect voting access and respond to any interference on Election Day.

Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Neil Berg ...

Four-term incumbent Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faces a challenge from Ald. Brendan Reilly. The 17-member County Board, forest preserves, and budgets for the county’s massive health ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is running unopposed for reelection. Votes will be counted in contested races after polls ...

Voters in Cook County will be casting their ballots for several offices, including two countywide officials facing primary challenges.