Central Illinois voters will go to the polls on Nov. 5 to help decide a number of local and statewide races. Two Peoria-area congressional seats are up for grabs, but only one of them is a contested election. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, is running unopposed in the election for Illinois' 16th Congressional District.

Illinois Democratic congressman Sean Casten indicated he’s open to a fall debate on overhauling US permitting laws to expedite clean energy projects in an interview with Semafor’s Elana Schor Tuesday.

Voters in the state of Illinois will face a series of advisory questions on their 2024 general election ballots, with early voting set to begin later this month.

CHICAGO National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, and both the Cook County Clerk and the Chicago Board of Elections are doing outreach to both register voters and make sure registrations are up-to-date.

Illinoisans pay the second-highest property taxes in the nation. And this election, voters in Illinois can vote on a non-binding referendum called the Illinois Property Tax Relief Amendment Referendum.

As election season rolls in, people are finding themselves anxious about what the future may hold. According to a survey by the American Psychiatric Association, 73% of people feel anxious about election season,

Voting by mail has exploded in popularity in Illinois in recent years, and applications are now open to submit ballots in this fashion for the 2024 general election.

Incumbent Republican state Sen. Tom Bennett of Gibson City is retiring, leaving the 53rd Illinois State Senate District up for grabs. Republican Chris Balkema won the Republican primary for the seat and now stands unopposed in the 53rd District.

Illinois voters will head to the polls this fall with several key races to be decided, and they’ll have multiple ways to cast their ballots in the general election.

Incumbent Democratic Rep. Sharon Chung will face a challenge in the Illinois 91st House District from Republican Desi Anderson.

The personal information of millions of Illinois residents, including those in Boone, DeKalb, Ogle, and Winnebago counties, were exposed in an unsecured database in July. According to Capitol News Illinois,