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Republican Senate nominee Ashley Hinson says she'll push back on the president, but her campaign also relies on his loyalists turning out. Meanwhile, Democrat Josh Turek is the only Iowa candidate seeking federal office who explicitly mentions President Trump in general election TV ads.
In a debate Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany said grants funded by Mark Zuckerberg were among his reasons for backing Trump's push to overturn his 2020 loss. Democrat David Crowley called the explanation inadequate.
Football fans can drop off their mail-in ballots and register to vote at Soldier Field during the Chicago Bears game against the New England Patriots Thursday night.
Armed and in uniform, agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors to ask residents about their immigration status whether they're registered to vote.
President Trump has pledged $400 million to help Republican campaigns in the final stretch of the midway, but his approval ratings continue to sink, especially when it comes to the economy and inflation.
Trump will return to Iowa twice before the Nov. 3 election. Democrats are running spirited campaigns for governor, Senate and several U.S. House seats in a state Trump carried by 13 percentage points two years ago.
Chicago and Illinois early voting expands Monday morning, with all 50 city sties and more voting locations in every county opening through Election Day.
Cook County transformed 27 suburban high schools into early voting sites for a "Teen Takeover for Democracy" event Thursday.
The 2026 midterm election is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. This is what you need to know about getting ready to vote in Illinois.
Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the 2026 midterm general election.
Republican Tom Tiffany raised more than $26 million in the latest two-month reporting period, with more than $24 million from three people. David Crowley is attacking Tiffany's ties to Trump and his billionaire backers.
Clerks should alert county and state officials if ICE, FBI or other officers arrive, under guidance approved Thursday. One Republican commissioner voted no, saying it could scare people away from the polls.
Monday, Oct. 5, is the last day you can register to vote in Indiana for the 2026 midterm election.
Two Chicago early voting sites downtown are open to cast your ballot starting today.
Illinois and Cook County are hiring for some important roles before the 2026 midterm elections on Nov. 3.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Do you know where your polling place is? Here's how to find where to vote in Illinois for the 2026 midterm election.
If you're voting in Illinois for the 2026 midterm election on Tuesday, November 3, this is when polls are open and closed.
The Supreme Court left intact a ruling that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting, rejecting the Trump administration's effort to move forward with the rules in the midterms.
A Dane County judge ruled Tuesday that Wisconsin's paper-only absentee ballot system denies disabled voters the equal opportunity to vote privately and independently, though a trial on electronic voting as a remedy is still ahead.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Hong's rise in the Wisconsin Democratic primary has exposed a sharp divide, with some voters saying they would cross party lines in November rather than support a DSA-aligned candidate.
In-person absentee voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor, the same day a judge was set to hear arguments on whether voters who already returned mail ballots should be allowed to cancel and recast them.
A new lawsuit argues that Wisconsin's elections commission is wrongly blocking absentee voters from canceling their ballots and requesting new ones, with nearly 91,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
The state Democratic Party is asking Wisconsin's elections commission to allow voters who already returned absentee ballots to cast new ones, after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the governor's race and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined it.
