Voters back District 214 tax hike, in first referendum in 55 years

Taxpayers in the Northwest suburbs were willing to support a property tax increase to fund school renovations in the state’s second-largest high school district, preliminary results Tuesday night showed.

Syed wins 26th Senate race against Hills

Democrat Johnson victorious in Kane County sheriff election

Democrat Coolidge wins DuPage sheriff contest

Lake County voters reject 1% sales tax to help fund schools

Peterson beats McLaughlin in 52nd House District rematch

Republicans appear to lose District 17 as only seat on Cook County Board and gain none

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks on election night, Nov. 3, 2026, at Navy Pier in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois governor race: Democrat JB Pritzker elected to third term

Democrat JB Pritzker was elected to a third term as Illinois governor Tuesday, handily defeating Republican Darren Bailey, whose poorly funded rematch was unable to escap...

Melissa Bean, Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District, smiles as she is greeted by supporters during the campaign event in Schaumburg at which she claimed victory Tuesday night. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Bean claims victory in bid to return to Congress and succeed Krishnamoorthi in 8th District

Northwest suburban voters appeared to again choose a moderate Democrat ― and a familiar one at that ― to succeed five-term incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi in the 8th Congressional District.

Former Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss walks to the stage to speak with supporters at Jarvis Square Tavern in Chicago after he was projected to win the 9th District U.S. House seat Tuesday night. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

As expected, Biss to succeed Schakowsky in 9th Congressional District

Voters in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District haven’t sent a Republican to the Capitol since Harry Truman was president — and that decades-long streak of Democratic victories didn’t appear at risk as ballots were counted Tuesday.

US Senate race: Illinois voters choose Juliana Stratton as Dick Durbin’s successor, AP says

A decade-long rise that began with Juliana Stratton watching state politics unfold on television culminated Tuesday, when voters elected the Democratic lieutenant governo...

An architectural rendering shows what the main entrance of the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire would look like if voters approved a $39.5 million bond issue for renovations and expansion. (Vernon Area Public Library)

Voters reject Vernon Area Library District’s request to fund renovation, expansion

A major renovation and expansion does not appear to be in the cards for the Lincolnshire-based Vernon Area Public Library District in its first request for new funding in more than 30 years.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville, shown here talking with people earlier this year at an event in Aurora, won re-election Tuesday. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Foster shakes off challenge by Elburn’s Walter to retain 11th Congressional seat

Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville won re-election Tuesday, The Associate Press declared.

Democrats sweep in DuPage County Board races

Democrats solidified their rule Tuesday in DuPage County, sweeping every county race.

Democrats leading in most Kane County Board races

Kane County voters on Tuesday decided contested races in 10 Kane County Board districts. Meanwhile, candidates in three other districts ran unopposed.