Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

Ahead of the 2025 Consolidated Election, Illinoisans can vote early for key roles in their local government. The full list of ...

Groceries, schools and public safety are all affected by local elections taking place April 1. Here’s what to know.

For better or worse, November 2024 elections were a triumph for Republicans nationwide. And margins for the GOP in deep-blue ...

The News-Democrat has contacted nearly 280 candidates in contested races in the April 1 election and asked them to complete a ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced that of the nearly 385,000 votes his office received ...

That design depicts Abraham Lincoln’s silhouette and the state of Illinois on a dark blue background. A flag designed for the ...

There’s another push in Springfield to tax motorists by the mile. Illinoisans already pay the second-highest gas taxes in the ...

State lawmakers could pass a plan this session to expand the automatic voter registration process to help even more people ...

After 385,000 votes, Illinois residents overwhelmingly chose to retain the current state flag, despite new design options.