Kirk Takes Lead Over Giannoulias In Senate Race
Early results in the U.S. Senate race offer some good news for Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.
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Early results in the U.S. Senate race offer some good news for Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.
Early election results show Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn leading Republican Bill Brady in the race for Illinois governor.
Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Illinois State Sen. Bill Brady spent much of the day Tuesday making last-minute appeals for votes in a tight race for governor.
A judge has ordered that seven precincts in suburban Cook County are to stay open for voting until 8 p.m. Tuesday due to opening late, according to a release from the Cook County Clerk's office.
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are battling for the U.S. Senate seat that President Barack Obama used to hold.
Republicans are hoping to claim a majority in Illinois' congressional delegation for the first time in seven years and are pinning their hopes on four seats, but Democrats are confident they can hold on to their lead.
Gov. Pat Quinn says voting ``is the best way that citizens can speak the language of democracy.''
One of the Chicago area's true characters may be getting her own TV show.
Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) announced officially Tuesday that he will not run for mayor, after learning he has tonsil cancer.
With troops on the ground in Middle East, he says the United States is creating more terrorists than it is killing.
Information comes from Medical Examiner on Former Chicago Board of Education president Michael Scott, former Blagojevich fundraiser and advisor Christopher Kelly deaths.
Elections investigator gets the license number. Two men caught.
The polls opened at 6 a.m. on this crisp fall Tuesday, and officials say voters are turning out in impressive numbers.
Voters on Tuesday are casting their pick to replace Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, who came in last in the Democratic primary this past February.
Prosecutors fan out to try to prevent vote fraud.
