What do you do to win an election when your candidate is universally known and unpopular with a majority of voters? That's a question both major parties have had to face in the last few years. Both look like they're going to face it for some time lo...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will seek a fourth term in office, bringing the power of incumbency and unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party's defense of a seat in a critical presidential battleground sta...

With the North Suburban Conference grabbing most of the headlines in recent memory, lost is some of the terrific soccer played in the Northern Lake County Conference where Wauconda, Lakes Community and, last year, Grayslake North have had a spirited...

Alvin Bragg, the local district attorney in Manhattan who has led the effort to indict former President Donald Trump, is an elected official. He ran for his current office in 2021. In that campaign, he won a Democratic primary crowded with fellow De...

With few exceptions, candidate slates that pushed for "parental rights" and leaned into culture war issues failed to make waves Tuesday in politically charged races for suburban school boards. While at least one conservative-leaning incumbent won re...

Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago's next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party's progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a ...

Candidates for the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board say the district's next superintendent should be more visible in the community. The two longest-serving board members, Bill Dussling and Alva Kreutzer, are involved in the search f...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday faces eight challengers in the city's elections, a tough reelection campaign for an incumbent who made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the role. With that many candida...