The Illinois Primary Election is approaching quickly, and there are several major races, including one for governor of Illinois, taking shape.

The primaries will stretch all the way into September before the general election in November that will determine control of Congress and statehouses around the country. How influential is Trump ...

Two Republican candidates are attempting to unseat incumbent Republican Mary Miller in the 15th Congressional District. Miller is opposed by Judy Bowlby and Ryan D. Tebrugge in the March 17 primary.

Democrats are growing more confident of winning a majority in the House in the November elections. But the party's agenda remains a work in progress. House Democrats came together at a Virginia ...

Rumors of a Plan B for redistricting, after Plan A didn't work out so well, a hearing gets real when a senator confronts a witness who murdered the senator's friend, and bears can't -- legally -- ...

Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley has seen the political ground shift beneath him this past year, the boundaries of his California district upended by the nation’s partisan ...

Each week, courts beat reporter Luke Taylor will assemble a bulletin of local criminal activity reported by C-U police.

Of the 12 Lake County Board seats that will be up for election in November, only three have contested primaries. Democratic voters in Lake County must pick their nominees for districts 3 and 16, ...

Office sought: Lake County Board District 17 Why are you running for this office? Is there a particular issue that motivates you?

IN LAURENS COUNTY, A SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE IS FIRED AFTER HER ARREST FOR CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. AUTHORITIES SAY. TERESA HILL ...

The family behind Leak and Sons Funeral Home has been intertwined with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family for decades. Now ...