While Nov. 5 is Election Day, voters in Illinois have the option of voting early and in person or by mail beforehand.

While time is running out to register to vote by mail or online, Illinois voters can register in person on the same day they vote.

Sen. Michael Hastings seeks another term in the Nov. 5 election. He's running against newcomer Samantha Gasca.

Illinois gives voters 40 days prior to Election Day to cast their ballot – in most jurisdictions. Beginning Thursday, most Illinoisans can vote at their local election authority’s office – in most cases, that’s the county clerk, but for about a quarter of the state’s population it’s a city or county election commission.

The nonpartisan group Cook Political Report has shifted five House races toward Democrats, a sign of momentum for the party in the Midwest. Two Iowa races have moved into toss-up territory, as Democrats look to oust Rep.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is taking a new approach to managing chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a five-year pilot project, which aims at sustainability.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Mark Kelly campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at phone banking event in Maryvale

Voters in Illinois will soon head to the polls — or fill out mail-in ballots at home — to select the next president of the United States and a variety of representatives at the national, state and local levels.

Illinois Democrats and Republicans are using the vice presidential debate to organize volunteers to write postcards, work at the polls or sign up to canvass in battleground states. Start your engines: “Our neighbors are going to be even more fired up to volunteer” after hearing Walz speak about the issues Democrats care about,

Chicago voters can cast ballots beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday at two locations. The board’s Voting Supersite, open to residents of all 50 of the city’s wards, will open at 191 North Clark Street on Thursday, as will the board’s office at 69 West Washington, according to officials.

Former Republican House member Liz Cheney joined Vice President Kamala Harris at a Wisconsin rally on Thursday to urge Americans to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee and to reject the candidacy of Donald Trump.

Across the seven states likely to decide the presidential election, thousands of volunteers, including some from Illinois, are on the ground going door-to-door trying to get out the vote.