“I support President Trump in many ways,” state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) said, “but I don’t think he understands that this just signals that the corruption in Illinois is just accepted, rather than it has to stop.”

“During my time as your commissioner, I have worked and succeeded in advancing a progressive agenda that my constituents want and deserve,” writes John Fritchey. Learn more about this candidate.

Incumbent Dorothy Brown declared victory on Tuesday night, winning 47 percent of the vote with 95 percent of precincts reporting.

Decriminalizing marijuana? There's a new push to issue tickets instead of jail time. We take up the debate.

Cook County continues searching for ways to reduce its budget deficit. It's also found efficiencies with the city of Chicago that could mean millions of dollars in savings. Ash-har Quraishi has the details of today's announcement and a proposal to merge two county departments.