Stories by Eunice Alpasan

Five of the state’s U.S. House of Representatives seats are open this year, while incumbents are seeking reelection in the remaining 12 congressional districts.

Democrat Toni Preckwinkle, a four-term incumbent, faced off against Libertarian Michael Murphy for the top seat on the Cook County Board.

WTTW News reporters are spread out across Chicago covering the 2026 election. Check back throughout the day for continuous updates on local, state and national races.

A trio of Republican challengers is looking to break Democrats’ hold on every commissioner seat on the board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Current board member Jessica Biggs, former Chicago Teachers Union political director Hilario Dominguez and trial attorney Victor Henderson squared off in Tuesday’s hotly contested election.

Presidential elections typically drive higher turnout than midterms. However, a combination of factors from the economy to the actions of federal immigration agents have potential to drive more people to the polls in 2026.

It’s Election Day. Join us as we discuss some of the biggest races in Illinois and their implications. Plus, live reports from campaign headquarters.

It wouldn’t be Election Day in Chicago without politicians packed shoulder to shoulder at Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen. 

On Saturday, the maternity ward at Roseland Community Hospital, a safety-net hospital on Chicago’s Far South Side, shut its doors.

Last month, the DOJ announced plans to send election monitors to polling places around the country. Meanwhile, rumors are swirling about the possibility of immigration or other federal agents showing up. But local voting rights advocates are still hoping for a “boring” Election Day.

Concerns over voter intimidation as Election Day approaches. And how cuts to pregnancy care are impacting communities.

The contours of some findings are sharply drawn enough to be visible even through the shadows of potential polling error.

Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros has been ordered to appear before a federal judge later this month to testify under oath about the collapse of the “Broadview Six” prosecution and whether his office had outside contact with the Trump administration prior to those charges being filed.

WTTW News visited the 18th Street railyard to see the behind-the-scenes work involved in transforming Metra trains for the holiday season. This year will mark Metra’s fifth year of holiday train rides.

The City Council’s lopsided vote to increase the city’s pension payment opens a new hole in the city’s 2027 budget that must be closed with new spending cuts, new taxes or more borrowing.

Retired managers Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon and Lou Piniella are among eight men on the ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires.

The former head of Chicago’s FBI field office claims he was forced into retirement and used as a “scapegoat” by top federal prosecutor Andrew Boutros to cover “for his own misconduct” and that of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

November has a tough act to follow after October delivered unseasonably warm and dry weather.

The Clark family of Kane County has donated its nearly 50-foot-tall Norway spruce to Chicago for the city’s holiday display in the hopes it will bring “joy and wonder to millions."

Annette Johnson, a current member and former president of the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education, is facing federal fraud charges for allegedly orchestrating the bribery scheme.

Attorneys and members of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community filed a legal objection Friday demanding that the district withdraw or defer action on its Financial Sustainability Plan, which includes a proposal to close Dewey and Lincolnwood elementary schools.

It’s the countdown to the midterms — will a federal presence at the polls affect voting? And Chicago City Council budget hearings get off to a rocky start.

The time change means people will be driving more in the dark, which unfortunately coincides with a period when certain animals are particularly active.

In Chicago, 126,320 in-person early vote ballots were cast through Thursday, a 35% increase from the same time during the 2022 general election, according to data from the Chicago Board of Elections.

Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America’s future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end.

Northeastern Illinois is facing mounting challenges as the region sees an uptick in severe weather, an aging population and evolving technological needs.