The victory over GOP candidate Tom Lally was a bigger sweep than Hanley’s narrow win in the Dem primary over Rachel Ruttenberg.

For the first time in decades, many Chicagoans and Cook County residents will have new representation in the U.S. House after Tuesday's results. The big picture: Illinois remains a reliably blue state, with all but three of its 17 congressional districts represented by Democrats. State of play: Like Dick Durbin in the Senate, several longtime players in Illinois' delegation are leaving in January, paving the way for younger candidates. Results...

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...

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.

Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller, IL-15, and Democrat Nikki Budzinski, IL-13, both won their races on Nov. 3. Rep. Miller's race was called by was called at 8:41 p.m. by the Associated Press and CNN at 35.

Democrat Melissa Bean will return to Congress, replacing outgoing U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who gave up his seat in a failed bid for the U.S. Senate.

Republican Darin LaHood faces Democratic challenger Paul Nolley in a race for Illinois' 16th Congressional District.

Early election results show Democrat Nabeela Syed taking a commanding lead over incumbent Republican Darby Hills in the race for the 26th Senate District.

An email dated Oct. 21 from the DOJ to the state Board of Elections laid out what to expect, reading, "Our monitors only observe and take notes. They do not intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process."

Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) is projected to return to Capitol Hill after defeating Republican opponent Jennifer Davis for the House seat left open by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Bean led Davis by more than 30 percentage points — 66.6 percent to 33.5 percent — with 24 percent of the…