Poll: Mayor Lori Lightfoot facing re-election trouble
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears to be gearing up to run for re-election, but a new voter opinion survey indicates it won't be easy.

Mayor Casey Urlacher, pardoned by Trump, wins another term in Illinois town

Voters in a small Illinois town reelected a mayor who ran a write-in campaign after President Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation.

Warren Township High School faces cuts if tax referendum fails

If you talk to administrators at Warren Township High School, the stakes for Tuesday's referendum could not be higher.

Illinois Election Board chief Steve Sandvoss on leave after extortion bid

The Illinois State Board of Elections has voted unanimously to place its executive director on paid administrative leave after he reported being the target of an online extortion attempt.

Suburban communities hold elections on Tuesday

We will know by Tuesday night the new mayors and school board members that voters have chosen in hundreds of suburban communities.

Trump's heir? Mike Pence re-emerges, lays groundwork for 2024 presidential run

Former Vice President Mike Pence is steadily reentering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024 -- despite an apparent snub by former President Donald Trump.

Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in the balance

Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.

Trump, Biden warn of high stakes of Georgia Senate runoffs

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation as President Donald Trump urged Republican voters to “swamp” the polls ahead of runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

Black and Brown voters help Biden rebuild the blue wall
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When you crunch the numbers, it's clear that President-elect Joe Biden's projected victory is more than just black and white. That's because experts say this election proves the Latino vote is the vote to secure. Dr. Juan Andrade of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute talks about it.

Childhood friend sang Jackson 5 on school bus with Kamala Harris in Berkeley

Childhood friend Carole Porter sat next to Kamala Harris on the bus to Thousand Oaks Elementary School in Berkeley singing Jackson 5 songs.

Mayor Lightfoot celebrates election results with residents in 21st Ward
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined other elected officials and voters in the 21st ward to celebrate the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris election results.

In their own words: Joe Biden, Donald Trump issue statements after race is called

Joe Biden is projected to win the presidency, defeating President Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House, according to projections by the Associated Press and FOX News. 

How long will America need to wait for election results?
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As the country anxiously waits for all of the votes to be tallied from Tuesday's presidential election, many are wondering how long it will be before a winner is announced. Dr. Stephen Maynard Caliendo shares his insight into the ballot-counting process.

Wall Street rallies again as stocks ride post-2020 election wave

Markets are banking on Tuesday's election leading to split control of Congress, which could mean low tax rates, lighter regulation on businesses and other policies that investors like remain the status quo.