This year’s midterms will serve as a referendum on the first two years of President Donald Trump’s second term and will shape his final two years in office.

Jeff Walter is more likely to appeal to the moderate Democrats and independents any GOP candidate will need to unseat Rep. Bill Foster.

For the second straight primary season, more than half the races for Cook County circuit judge on the March 17 ballot are uncontested, with just 45 candidates vying for 28 open seats.

For the second straight Cook County judicial primary election, less than half of the seats up for grabs March 17 drew more than one candidate, continuing a decadeslong slide in competition.

Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting ...

GOP House leaders set a Wednesday vote amid Trump's calls for national reform.

Four Republican candidates are running in the primary for Warren County Sheriff. Unless an independent candidate files to run it in the general election later this year, the winner of the primary will ...

Illinois’ Democratic Senate primary is one of the most expensive in America, and there are plenty of undecided voters left.

The 2026 Illinois primary election is rapidly approaching. On the ballot are choices for who runs for governor, as well as who the final candidates will be for Dick Durbin's seat as U.S. Senator for ...

On Feb. 7, 2026, Chasity Verret Martinez won a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Louisiana House. That’s an outcome that might not mean very much to people outside of the state or even ...

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board’s tradition of political endorsements goes back many years and is a cornerstone of this newspaper’s history. In the primaries, board members endeavor to help both ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the economy and campaign ...