Democrats hoping to make historic gains across once reliably Republican DuPage County hold solid leads or remain within striking distance of defeating GOP opponents for county board, forest preserve and countywide seats. Democratic candidates were e...

The Senate District 25 race that was too close to call Tuesday seemingly has been decided in favor of Democrat Karina Villa, of West Chicago, with all precincts in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Kendall counties now reporting. Villa garnered 57,287 votes w...

In House District 42, freshman state Rep. Amy Grant fended off a challenge by Democratic challenger Ken Mejia-Beal of Lisle Tuesday, despite a controversy about comments made by the Wheaton Republican during the campaign. With all precincts reportin...

Democrat Maura Hirschauer, of Batavia, won against Republican North Aurora Trustee Laura Curtis in the 49th District. Hirschauer earned 27,372 votes to Curtis' 23,592 votes, unofficial totals show. Incumbent state Rep. Karina Villa ran in the Senate...

In state House District 41, Democrat Janet Yang Rohr, a Naperville Unit District 203 school board member, beat established incumbent Grant Wehrli, a Naperville Republican. Yang Rohr received 29,114 votes to Wehrli's 27,616, leaving a much wider marg...

The West Branch DuPage River Trail through Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville has reopened as work wraps up on the Spring Brook Creek restoration project. Trail users will see an improved trail rerouted and moved to higher ground to prevent ...

Early returns show Democrat Karina Villa with a narrow lead over Republican Jeanette Ward in the race for Illinois Senate District 25 with 100% of precincts reporting votes cast on Election Day. Unofficial returns show Villa has 55,359 votes or 50%...