The Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee met for day two of slating and opted for an open primary in the race for U ...

Cook County Democratic slatemakers also endorsed state Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago for state comptroller spot being ...

Former Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) was a late entry Thursday in the field of candidates seeking the Cook County ...

The Democratic Party’s endorsement carries less heft than in decades past, but still gives lesser-known candidates a leg up for the March 2026 primary.

That means a Democratic family drama has been averted, at least for now. A battle looms among Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, U.S.

Rich Township Supervisor Calvin Jordan was sworn in Thursday at a ceremony in Oak Brook to become the first African American to serve as president of the Township Officials of Cook County ...

A Beverly native with family ties to public service recently announced he is running for Cook County assessor.

And with the 2026 election cycle already casting its long shadow, the real game on Sunday was more “strategic avoidance” than ...

A missing man who Lancaster Township police previously said may be confused and at “special risk of harm or injury” was found Thursday morning in Chester County.

Boone County Sheriff Scott Yunk said, around 3:20 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a plane crash in a corn field in Capron, Illinois, about 90 miles northwest of Chicago, near the Wisconsin ...