election

Voters to decide who should be state’s chief fiscal officer

In the past, Ann Quackenbush would wake up early on election day to get to her polling place. The elementary school teacher in Champaign says it was often…

This week, NPR is focusing on voting across the country in a series of reports called A Nation Engaged. As part of the project, NPR Illinois took a look…

State lawmakers are considering whether school board members in Chicago should be elected — as they are in all other Illinois school districts.When…

At least a dozen Republicans are chasing the party's presidential nomination. But which of them will get a boost from Illinois' new, and privately…

Former Peoria Republican Congressman Aaron Schock's fall from political grace set in motion an unexpected special election, and that has unexpected…

Election season cast a long shadow on 2014. We saw the most expensive and one of the ugliest fights for the governor’s office in the state’s history. Now…

Illinois students could get a day off of school come election day. Schools are often at the heart of a community, metaphorically, if not literally. That's…

The Illinois Senate has approved a multi-faceted change to the state's election laws. The legislation is almost as notable for what it does not do, as for…

Has the time come for Illinois to reconsider the manner in which it selects its judges?The question seems timely: A campaign finance reform task force is…