Polls open in Illinois as Election Day gets underway

Polls opened in Illinois Tuesday morning, setting off a decisive Election Day of hotly contested races locally and across the nation.

Illinois SAFE-T Act: Cook County Chief Judge says 'cash bail doesn't work'

A top Cook County Republican and several Democrats in the Chicago City Council are urging voters to vote "no" on Chief Judge Tim Evans.

Biden, Harris, McCarthy coming to Illinois to campaign ahead of midterms

"I was not the one who invited them, but I'm glad to have them coming," Governor JB Pritzker said of Biden and Harris' expected visit on Sunday to boost Democratic turnout.

Biden coming to Illinois to rally Dems ahead of Tuesday vote, Harris in Chicago on Sunday

President Joe Biden will lead a get-out-the vote rally for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the rest of the Democratic ticket with a focus on boosting suburban Chicago congressional incumbents — especially Reps. Sean Casten and Bill Foster — who are in races that may be tightening.

Illinois midterm elections 2022: Everything you need to know

Illinois voters will decide this Election Day whether to remain with incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker or to choose a new route with Republican state Senator Darren Bailey. It is one of several high-profile races that will determine the future of politics in the Land of Lincoln.

Pritzker gives big bucks to Democrats running for state’s top court — but GOP says he’s skirting the law

Showing the high-stakes nature of the state’s Supreme Court races, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has dipped into a trust fund to contribute to two Democratic judicial candidates in races that could reshape the Illinois Supreme Court — a decision Republicans say is skirting contribution limits the governor set himself.

Chicago suburbs report 'really heavy' early voter turnout

Candidates are making their closing arguments to voters with just days to go until Election Day, which is a week from Tuesday. FOX 32 political editor Mike Flannery with what’s at stake.

On the ballot: Illinois voters to decide on Workers' Rights Amendment

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth was in south suburban Will County Friday afternoon, urging support for a proposed amendment to the state constitution that's at the top of the fall ballot. It's the so-called Workers’ Rights Amendment that would prohibit the passage of anti-union, right-to-work laws.

Duckworth, Salvi clash over abortion in Chicago debate

Senator Tammy Duckworth and Republican challenger Kathy Salvi squared off in a debate Thursday night, covering issues from immigration to abortion.

Illinois SAFE-T Act: New law is a 'get out of jail free card,' former prosecutor says

The controversy around the SAFE-T Act has focused on the elimination of cash bail. However, a former Cook County prosecutor tells FOX 32 Chicago he's concerned about another aspect of the new law.