CHICAGO (WLS) -- Voters in Chicago and Cook County will be using new voting machines beginning with the 2020 Illinois primary in March. The county debuted the new voting machines Monday. Voters will ...

Hundreds of Cook County and Chicago high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program. The citywide parade to the polls ...

Early voting for the 2026 Illinois primary expanded an additional 55 locations in Cook County Monday and opened across all 50 Chicago wards. Election officials have said, and voters have agreed, that ...

On paper, Cook County circuit judges have great jobs. They make $258,000 a year, hold extraordinary power, and almost never get fired or even disciplined. But fewer and fewer attorneys are seeking the ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is running unopposed for reelection. Votes will be counted in contested races after polls close in Illinois at 7 p.m. See statewide election results here. Last minute ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is seeking a fifth term in office and is facing off against longtime Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) in the Democratic primary. Here is a closer look at ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded to challenger Pat Hynes on Tuesday night. Hynes' children came out and introduced him when he took the stage in an electric room. He told his ...

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Toni Preckwinkle, a progressive Democrat, is seeking her party’s nomination for a fifth term as president of the Board of Commissioners in Cook County, Ill., which includes Chicago. She is facing a ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was vying for a fifth term, and the Associated Press projects she will win the Democratic nomination. Preckwinkle will defeat Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly ...