Much of the party’s future direction will be determined by the Republican Party's nominee for governor.

Two-time presidential contender endorsing Delia Ramirez and Jonathan Jackson for Congress.

The 8th District, in the northwest suburbs, attracted national attention when the National Republican Congressional Committee added it to its list of 75 districts targeted for the fall general election.

Some critics have questioned whether the casino will generate the amount of revenue touted by the city.

Early voting numbers so far show Chicago totals lagging behind other recent midterms.

In a race that is bringing the former president to Illinois, the state's 15th Congressional District features ‘RINO Rodney’ vs. ‘Carpetbagger Miller.’

Five-term Rep. Rodney Davis of Taylorville is taking on freshman Rep. Mary Miller of Oakland in the newly drawn 15th Congressional District.

Sanders returns to Chicago Friday to back two Congressional candidates in Illinois' June 28 primary election.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was the marquee speaker at a “Fighting Back Against Corporate Greed Rally” hosted by Teamsters and flight attendants unions on June 16, 2022.

Former President Donald Trump and his vice president, Mike Pence, are both due in Illinois next week for separate events. Trump will be campaigning for Downstate GOP U.S. Rep. Mary Miller.

Nearly $2 billion, more than half the money paid out by the state from a special pandemic unemployment fund, went to thieves making fraudulent claims, a state audit found

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure aimed at shoring up sexual assault laws so that charges can be brought in cases where victims became too intoxicated on their own to consent to sexual activity.

Preckwinkle is vying for her fourth term as Cook County board president against former Commissioner Richard Boykin.

A COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run veterans’ home in Manteno was reported as the prevalence of the virus has steadily risen again throughout Illinois.

The 17-year-old daughter of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten died at the family's Downers Grove home earlier this week.

East Coast trip is ostensibly to sell Chicago as a 2024 presidential convention site and campaign for Democrats who support abortion rights.

Alexi Giannoulias is taking on City Clerk Anna Valencia and Chicago Ald. David Moore to become Illinois’ next secretary of state.

Daley is Chicago's longest-serving mayor ever and the son of the second longest-serving mayor.

Richard Irvin on Friday crafted a new message aimed at painting a primary victory by his chief rival in the GOP race for governor as a promise of another four years in office for Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a sweeping mental health bill aimed at addressing a shortage of health care workers.

The issue of who is on and off the ballot has superseded much of the discussion about the issues in the sheriff's race.

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after “feeling lethargic” Wednesday, his longtime spokeswoman said.

U.S. Reps. Casten and Newman competing hard in the new 6th Congressional District in the western suburbs.

The minimal policy differences between two candidates haven’t blunted the nastiness of the race for the DuPage County GOP board chairman nomination.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the Illinois State Police no longer has any DNA evidence from sexual assault cases that has not been tested within six months, a significant improvement from a backlog that existed for years.

To inform voters and to help the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board make endorsements, the board posed a series of questions to the candidates.

To help readers before they cast their ballots, we posed a series of questions to the candidates. See their answers here.

The debate was the first, and likely last, televised broadcast forum featuring all six GOP candidates before the June 28 primary.

An online account of an Oak Park and River Forest High School school board meeting, magnified by influencers and conservative media, led to a volley of insulting comments. But school officials said the account was false.

All Lake Michigan piers must have safety equipment such as life rings within a year under a measure prompted by a teen's drowning in Rogers Park.

Sawyer’s plan to run marks an extraordinary break with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

To help readers before they cast their ballots, we posed a series of questions to the candidates. See their answers here.

Antiques collected by the late Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson will be available at an estate sale in Winnetka Friday and Saturday.

A number of items amassed by the late Gov. James R. Thompson Jr. will be available for purchase at an upcoming estate sale in north suburban Winnetka.

The defendant, tax review board Commissioner Tammy Wendt, is running for re-election in the Democratic primary this month.

U.S. Rep. Marie Newman launches an ad in her primary fight against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten taht shows her walking a talk that prepares to defecate before she deposits a bag of waste in a garbage can.

The Chicago Tribune is breaking down the list of those who say they will run, those still thinking about it and those who say they won’t.

Under Lightfoot's tenure, "things have gotten significantly worse," Vallas asserts.

Arrangement raises potential conflict of interest issues for GOP candidate for governor.

To help readers before they cast their ballots, we posed a series of questions to the candidates. See their answers here.

The latest contribution to Irvin came after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched an attack ad last week geared at Griffin and Irvin.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law measures intended to increase funding and improve staffing at nursing homes.

Buckner called it a "false choice" that cities can't fund the police while also supporting policing alternatives.

The Tribune’s editorial board, a department separate from the newsroom, endorses candidates.

To help readers before they cast their ballots, we posed a series of questions to the candidates. See their answers here.

A debate between Paul Schimpf and J.B. Pritzker, two determined public servants with different visions, allegiances, priorities and personal trajectories, would be a healthy conversation for Illinois this fall.

Many of the seven GOP candidates hoping to run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth have ratcheted up their conservative rhetoric.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city officials rolled out summer safety plans Friday, trying to emphasize the joy that comes with the start of summer in Chicago even as crime concerns downtown and across neighborhoods continue.

Democratic secretary of state candidates Anna Valencia and Alexi Giannoulias traded accusations of ethical lapses during a Union League forum.

Billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker displays his political animosity toward billionaire hedge fund executive Ken Griffin and the Republican candidate for governor he’s funding, Richard Irvin, in a TV ad that debuted Thursday.