Illinois Elections

Election Day has arrived, and President Barack Obama has returned to Chicago for what he hopes will be a victory celebration tonight. After watching the results come in, the president is expected to address supporters tonight at a McCormick Place rally....

Shortly after the polls opened today, there were reports of voters being sent to the wrong polling places and glitches in election websites. Election officials expected some confusion due to redistricting.  About 20% of voters have a new voting place for...

There were about 30 people waiting to vote when the polling site opened this morning at Coonley elementary school on the city's North Side. Lines stretched about 50 deep by 7 a.m., and some people chose to vote against the wall instead of going into a...

Turnout for Tuesday's election in the Chicago area should be strong, if early voting is any indication. Illinois is not a swing state, but Cook County Clerk David Orr says voters are fired up. Orr says 20 percent of voters in suburban Cook County voted...

I have seen the polling booth of the future. And it is a table at a nice restaurant with a glass of pinot grigio. At least it was for my mother and me. We filled out our ballots over dinner last week, then sealed them in envelopes that I later mailed,...

Candidates in three closely contested suburban congressional races used the final Saturday of their campaigns to rally the faithful and make a late pitch to undecided voters. In the west and southwest suburban 11th District, Democrat Bill Foster dug into...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrek would be green with envy. Movie producer Jeffrey Katzenberg is animating the presidential race this election season, raising more money than any other Democratic donor. The DreamWorks Animation CEO joins two other media...

Is it bad manners to give the moutza to a dead man who killed himself by cockroach? This is not a philosophical question. Today is the day we hand out the venerable Moutza of the Month award, this time for October. As loyal readers know, the moutza is a...

"Life is that gift from God. And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen." — Indiana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock Oh, you vexing pronouns and wandering...

CALABASAS, Calif. (KTLA) -- First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to attend a fundraiser in La Jolla Friday, after stopping in Los Angeles on Thursday. Mrs. Obama attended a fundraising luncheon at the Calabasas home of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett...

Well, we’ve reached that point of the season where everyone starts freaking out about hypothetical situations. “Can Kansas State jump Florida to get into the top two?” “Will Oregon go undefeated and be left out of the...

Just four days before the election, Republican Mitt Romney's backers will hold a fundraiser in President Barack Obama’s hometown to buy last-minute TV airtime in the remaining battleground states, a source close to the campaign said Tuesday. The...