Voters Reminded Of 'Basic Voting Rights'
Prosecutors fan out to try to prevent vote fraud.
Watch CBS News
Prosecutors fan out to try to prevent vote fraud.
Could this Election Day mean the end of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's long run?
Illinoisans could be up late Tuesday night watching the results of the race to open the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
Decision day has arrived for Illinois voters, who now must pick a new U.S. Senator and governor, among other elected posts.
Democrats played to their strengths in Chicago, while Republicans went to their base in DuPage County.
Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis is confirming that, despite the hiring of new police officers in the coming year, the city will end up with fewer on the street.
After a tonsillectomy, Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd) has been diagnosed with cancer, forcing him to abandon his plan to run for mayor.
It's the 11th-hour push for your vote by candidates all over the state, and the process to register your choice is also kicking into overdrive.
The race to fill President Barack Obama's old Senate seat is a toss-up just one day before the election. Candidates Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk are campaigning until the very end. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica says he plans to file a civil rights lawsuit against the village of McCook.
Chicago's Better Government Association has nothing against letting voters recall a governor, but the executive director says the proposal now on the ballot is dangerous and problematic.
Rod Blagojevich is appearing in a new TV commercial, and it has nothing to do with politics.
Whichever candidate wins the gubernatorial race will inherit a major state budget mess, and tough choices about possible spending cuts, tax increases, or both.
State Sen. Rev. James Meeks has announced he will temporarily give up the day-to-day operations of his Salem Baptist Church as he prepares his run for mayor.
Mr., Mrs. and Miss independent will hit the big time again tomorrow when they determine the outcome in countless midterm elections.
