La Shawn Ford projected to win Illinois' 7th Congressional District
Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) will be the next congressman in Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
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Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) will be the next congressman in Illinois' 7th Congressional District.
Democrat Patty Garcia declared victory on Tuesday in the race to succeed her boss, U.S. Rep Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (no relation) in Illinois' 4th Congressional District, following months of accusations of using machine politics to get the seat.
Donna Miller will be Illinois' next congresswoman in the 2nd Congressional District, replacing incumbent Rep. Robin Kelly, who gave up her seat in a failed bid for the U.S. Senate.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton will be the state's new U.S. senator, CBS News projects.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been elected to a third term, defeating Republican Darren Bailey for a second time.
A man died after being set on fire in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood overnight.
If you want to vote in the 2026 Illinois midterm election, you can still register and vote on Election Day.
Democrats swept the U.S. midterm elections in Illinois and nationwide. JB Pritzker won a third term as governor, Juliana Stratton won a Senate seat, and five new House representatives are headed to Washington, D.C.
Durbin, the longest-serving senator in Illinois history, is retiring, but not before he reflects on the highs and the lows during his decades in Washington.
The woman says she and her friend were supposed to be heading to a karaoke bar in River North when she watched the driver hit the red button to cancel the ride.
At the supersite off Belmont in Lakeview, some voters waited up to three hours just to get to the front of the line.
Tyrese Maxey scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-107 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Imagine the first thing you do as an American citizen is to exercise your right to vote. Dozens of new citizens timed their naturalization ceremony just right to make that happen on Monday in Chicago's western suburbs.
A source told CBS News Chicago that this started as a call for help for someone experiencing a mental health crisis, but then quickly escalated.
The 2-alarm fire broke out at an auto repair shop in the 12800 block of South Western Avenue on Saturday evening.
