1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

In west suburban Aurora, two-term Republican Mayor Richard Irvin is facing Democratic challenger John Laesch, an Aurora ...

Consolidated elections are taking place across Illinois on Tuesday, with some of the state's biggest communities casting ...

A big focus here in Arlington Heights is a possible move by the Chicago Bears to a proposed new stadium the old Arlington ...

Big elections will take place in some Chicago-area suburbs Tuesday for Election Day, including races for mayor, village ...

Mayor Daniel Biss declared victory over challenger Jeff Boarini after unofficial results showed he had captured about 60% of ...

The real estate trade group’s political action committee spent $76,000 on Illinois municipal races where candidates lost.

Voters in several Chicago-area suburbs will soon head to the polls to elect their next municipal leaders, with mayoral and village president races featuring a mix of incumbents and challengers.

Mayor-elect Jim Tinaglia inherits a stadium flirtation that seemingly has shifted back in favor of Arlington Heights over ...

Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin conceded the race to challenger Aurora Alderman John Laesch on Tuesday night.

Dolton will see a new mayor in this election, after Mayor Tiffany Henyard ... Donald Trump against a Democratic-aligned challenger. Chicago Teachers Union educators voted on a final proposed ...

If approved, the deal would hike pay, add staff and decrease class sizes, but questions remain about how the district will ...