Carbondale City Council Member Clare Killman posted a video on Facebook calling for the state of Illinois to secede from the rest of the nation.It’s a move that local experts say is next to impossible.

AP calls Illinois House District 13 for Nikki Budzinski. Nov 6 • 4:53 AM ET AP calls Illinois House District 17 for Eric Sorensen. Nov 5 • 10:59 PM ET AP calls Illinois House District 6 for ...

Gerrymandering is not a Republican or Democrat problem, it is a problem for our democracy, writes U of I professor Sheldon H. Jacobson.

Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 loss in Illinois was a foregone conclusion, allowing leading Illinois Democrats to focus on the nearby swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan in an ultimately unsuccessful effort to advance Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency.

The race in Illinois's 7th Congressional District is ... early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois electors will meet at the state capitol Tuesday to cast their vote for president and vice president. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said this is the next major step before all of the electoral votes are counted by Congress.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' presidential electors will meet at the Statehouse today to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States. The ceremony, which is held on the same day in all 50 states and Washington,

Earlier this month, 11 elected officials were sworn into DuPage County offices. Of those, nine were Democrats. In the wake of November’s general election, DuPage County — once a Republican