9th Congressional District

What must be done to achieve a consistent national policy on immigration? U.S. Rep. Janice Schakowsky writes: "We need comprehensive immigration reform — including a path to citizenship for all 10 million-plus undocumented Americans."

What must be done to achieve a consistent national policy on immigration? Seth Alan Cohen writes: "To achieve a consistent national immigration policy, the government must prioritize border security, streamline legal immigration, and focus on economic contributions."

The list of candidates for next year’s elections began to take shape this week. On the ballot next year are countywide offices, two county-level judicial vacancies and seats on the McHenry County Board and in the Illinois House and Congress.

The last day of petition filing for Illinois’ March 2024 primary election has seen two hopefuls added to the list of congressional candidates seeking to serve the North, West or Northwest suburbs.

The first day of candidate filing for Illinois’ March 2024 primary election revealed potential interparty contests in five suburban congressional districts.

Only about half the non-incumbent congressional candidates in the north, west or northwest suburbs have filed financial disclosure reports with the U.S. House that were due in May, records show.

McHenry County has four new congressional districts that will take effect in the 2022 election, which means the county will have four new members of Congress following the election