A proposed bill bearing the name of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson would require high schools to offer a voter registration opportunity for all eligible students graduating from ...

Emery Matthews straightened piles of ballots in the lobby of the Congregation Rodfei Zedek polling place Tuesday afternoon as she waited for another rush of voters.

Juliana Stratton rode a late wave of momentum to win the Democratic nomination for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat, toppling longtime frontrunner Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi with the financial aid and ...

Donna Miller, a south suburban Cook County commissioner, won the crowded Democratic primary for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday night.

Local School Council (LSC) elections are taking place Wednesday across Chicago Public Schools, with students, parents, ...

A federal judge on Friday granted prosecutors’ motion to dismiss charges against two of six Democratic officeholders, candidates and activists indicted last fall after protesting outside a U.S.

With the March 17 primary days away, the leading candidates in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District Democratic race spent the weekend making their case to voters from Hyde Park to South ...

Facing a frigid wind, Clarence Darrow's great-grandniece, Traci Baim, welcomed the huddled group of about two dozen Darrow admirers last Friday on the 88th anniversary of his death. As in ...

You can get the gist of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” at the Goodman Owen Theatre without knowing Spanish or anything about Dominican history or culture, but you're ...

Madama Butterfly” is one of the most frequently performed of all operas with gorgeous music that enraptures listeners. It is a masterpiece that survived a 1904 opening which flopped, and ...

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers Project and Capitol News Illinois. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, at a ...