2022 midterms Illinois primary election results: Illinois Senate

Illinois hosts its primary election Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

2022 midterms Illinois primary election results: U.S. House

Illinois hosts its primary election Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Illinois primary: Chicago voter turnout low this Election Day

While the number of ballots casted in Chicago Tuesday was steadily increasing by the hour, voter turnout was still down this primary.

6 suburban Chicago voting sites to stay open late

Six suburban polling places will stay open an hour late Tuesday evening, the Cook County Clerk’s Office announced.

Illinois Republicans to pick nominee to face Gov. JB Pritzker

“We’re going to send a message to the Republican establishment that we will not be bullied into sacrificing our principles to elect their candidates,” state Sen. Darren Bailey told a crowd at a campaign stop in rural Illinois.

7 Illinois Republicans look to replace Tammy Duckworth in US Senate

While Illinois has elected GOP senators in the recent past, Tammy Duckworth defeated the most recent Republican to hold a seat — moderate Sen. Mark Kirk — by more than 10 points in 2016.

'A new course for Illinois': Bailey, Sullivan fire up supporters on eve of primary election

"We're a mess," Darren Bailey said of Illinois' Democratic leadership. "And we've got to fix it. And that means someone with a backbone who can stand up. Governor Pritzker has no desire to do anything good for Illinois except destroy our freedoms."

2022 primaries: What to watch for in these 7 states

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Ex-state Sen. Thomas Cullerton sentenced to year in prison in federal embezzlement case

Former Illinois state Sen. Thomas Cullerton was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally receiving nearly $250,000 in salary and benefits from a Chicago-area labor union.

Former Congressman Luis Gutierrez moves back to Chicago, insists he's not running for mayor

Thirty-five years ago, Luis Gutierrez was widely considered Chicago’s most influential Hispanic politician, helping to elect Harold Washington as the city's first Black mayor.

New bill amends Illinois Criminal Code to specify someone is unable to give consent when intoxicated

"I am telling my story because my pain is not an individual loss but a systemic failure of a legal system that has time and again failed to protect us,” said Ahn. “No matter what you were wearing, what you were drinking, or whether you were in a relationship with them, rape is never your fault. In signing this bill, we are listening to the power of survivors."

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pushes for term limits for Chicago mayors

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is calling out Mayor Lori Lightfoot for failing to deliver on her campaign promise to work for term limits on future mayors.

Some believe Illinois Gov. Pritzker will run for president

Speaking in New Hampshire is a highly unusual move just a week-and-a-half before Illinois' own primary election, FOX 32's political editor Mike Flannery said.