Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the race for the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Don Tracy and making history as one of a small number of Black women elected to the chamber.
The Associated Press called the race for Stratton on Tuesday, November 3, securing the open Senate seat held by
Voters across Chicago are heading to the polls Tuesday, November 3, for an election that will determine the city's public school leadership, Illinois' next U.S. senator and who occupies the governor's office for the next four years. With decisions affecting education, economic opportunity, public safety and representation in Washington on the ballot, the stakes extend well beyond Election Day.
Chicago voters will make history Tuesday, November 3, when they elect every member of the Chicago Board of Education for the first time, marking a major shift in how the nation's fourth-largest public school district is governed.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is seeking to become the second Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois, aiming to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in the November 3 election.
Chicago voters will cast ballots on an advisory referendum concerning gunshot detection technology as the city prepares to launch a new testing pilot in six police districts.
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV made history this week by becoming the first sitting pontiff to cast a mail-in ballot in a U.S. midterm election from Vatican City.
Families and city leaders are demanding transparency following two separate fatal shootings involving FBI agents that occurred in Chicago and Dixmoor within three days.
A new two-year pilot program is bringing free, mobile lead testing to six South Side Chicago neighborhoods to help families identify and address health risks in children under three.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new Market City Action Plan aims to replace dependence on large grocery chains with a network of permanent indoor public markets and local food businesses.
