The Illinois Hemp Act comes into effect as lawmakers cite concerns about potential health risks and marketing aimed at underage consumers. Business owners are preparing to make the change, but argue that it could mean a significant loss in revenue and force layoffs.

Getting to know some of Chicago’s newest school board members. And how one doctor is attempting to close the life expectancy gap between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop.

Chicago’s first fully elected school board is taking shape, with just a few races still too close to call. With 20 districts, and at least six new faces, the new board is sure to bring together a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.

“Another hospital doesn’t solve the problem, it’s deeper than that,” Dr. David Ansell said. “It’s the conditions under which people live, work and play, and that’s what we set off to solve.”

Gov. JB Pritzker cruises to a third term amid a massive blue wave nationwide. But Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is caught in a riptide as 26 members of his caucus force him out.

The head of the Chicago Teachers Union on the results of the school board election. And Cook County’s assessor-elect shares his vision for the office.

Democrat Pat Hynes beat out Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis in Tuesday’s election to become the next Cook County assessor. The office is tasked with delivering accurate and transparent assessments to all residential and commercial properties.

The first ever fully elected Chicago Board of Education is taking shape as the dust settles from Tuesday’s election.

We meet some of the midterm winners who will represent Illinois in Congress. And Chicago voters elected the school board’s president for the first time.

This year’s midterm elections saw several history-making moments — including in Illinois, where five new people are headed to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jessica Biggs claimed victory Tuesday as the Chicago Board of Education’s president-elect in a historic election that allowed voters to choose all 21 board members for the first time.

Juliana Stratton, the former Illinois state representative and current lieutenant governor, will become just the sixth Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate following her historic victory in Tuesday’s election. The Associated Press called the race for Stratton.

Election results are coming in, and many eyes are on Congress as Democrats look to flip control of the U.S. Senate and House. Locally, Democrats are projected to hold the U.S. Senate seat and win every statewide office.