2024 Elections

The federal health department nominee has a history of spreading false information, but he could find a partner in Illinois on food regulations.

The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.

Almost 10,000 votes not reported on Election Day in Christian County go heavily against Amendment 2, while small changes elsewhere in the state add to majority.

Their conflict started when Betts fired Alfred Montgomery, then a sheriff’s deputy, after he announced his first (and unsuccessful) run for the position in 2019.

While Democrats have locked up another supermajority in Springfield, Illinois Republican leaders say Donald Trump’s stronger showing in his third presidential run indicate the state GOP is building momentum.

At a rally on Thursday, Amendment 3 supporters said they expect legal challenges from legislators who oppose abortion.

A message of sadness and resistance was echoed by more than a dozen Democratic state lawmakers who voted to keep Illinois one of the most welcoming states for immigrants.

A 3% tax on individual income over $1 million would be used to reduce the property tax burden.

Becoming just the second president to be defeated and then reelected to a subsequent term, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Harris and will be the 47th president. He captured 58.5% of Missouri voters with 99% reporting while 53.3% of Illinois voters picked Harris with 93% of the vote counted, according to The Associated Press.

Missouri voters passed a majority of the proposed ballot measures, amending the state constitution to ensure the right to an abortion, legalizing sports gambling in the state and more.