Politics

Critics and supporters of 4th Ward Alderwoman Martha Paschke spoke at Monday's Geneva City Council Meeting, following backlash over an anonymous Facebook post last week.

State Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton has declared victory in her bid to continue representing the 47th District.

Twin City Conservatives is free to the public to attend.

Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz

Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this month that they’re facing a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1

Preliminary, unofficial election results show no seats in the state House or Senate have changed party hands, although a few races remained too close to call according to the Associated Press

The polls in McHenry County have closed. Here are five things to watch for as the results come in.

DuPage County voters are choosing between two lawyers to serve as the county’s circuit court clerk.

Republican McHenry County Board District 7 candidate Paul Thomas answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 1 challenger Pat Sullivan answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board chair incumbent and candidate Mike Buehler answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 8 incumbent Tracie Von Bergen answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 8 challenger Dawn Milarski answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 1 incumbent and candidate Theresa Meshes answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Rivals for the 3rd Congressional District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and Republican John Booras are miles apart on abortion rights but share some daylight on IVF.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 7 incumbent and candidate Louisett (Lou) Ness answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democratic McHenry County Board challenger Kelli Wegener answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

The candidates for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District seat disagree on whether there should be a legal right to an abortion — but they both oppose a federal ban.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville and Republican challenger Jerry Evans of Warrenville disagree about whether abortion should be legal across America.

As they face each other in a second consecutive general election, two Villa Park residents running for the 46th District state House seat are again comparing their different motivations for seeking the office.

During a recent interview with the Daily Herald on various issues, the two rivals for the 45th District state House seat chose their top priorities as the reasons voters should send them to Springfield.

Republican incumbent state Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton is being challenged again by her crosstown Democratic rival Jackie Williamson

Twin City Conservatives will host its monthly meeting at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28 at A’s Kitchen in Rock Falls.

Meet the candidates from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at Democrat Headquarters, 804 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Republican congressional candidate Niki Conforti on Monday defended GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance for perpetuating debunked claims that immigrants are eating pets and wild animals in an Ohio town.

An indictment filed Wednesday alleges a media company linked to six conservative influencers — including well-known personalities Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson — was secretly funded by Russian state media employees

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

The theme of the week at the Democratic National Convention was freedom, one local delegate said. “It’s been an amazing week,” Lee County Democrats member Sarah Bingaman said. “It’s been magnificent, frankly.”

How Kamala Harris won loyal supporters in Illinois

Harris' vision for the country has leaned heavily on Biden plans, to the point of not rewriting those plans even after Biden dropped out

Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is now a member of Republicans for Harris, a group that includes dozens of notable former GOP officeholders who now openly oppose the reelection of Donald Trump

A Will County lawsuit claims a New Lenox Township trustee subjected a woman to doxing and defamation with a fake post published on a Republican Facebook group.

Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump.

With Illinois already a reliable Democratic state, at least as far as the presidential race is concerned, state party chair Lisa Hernandez said the state party has plans to make strategic investments outside of Illinois

Kamala Harris has summoned Americans to reject political divisions and instead chart what she called a “new way forward.”

Moving abortion rights in particular out of the silo of “social issues” is what Anne Caprara – Governor JB Pritzker’s chief of staff and a longtime Democratic strategist – sees as a path forward for the party

The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president in Bill Clinton and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election

In a red-carpet event, actor Dennis Quaid attends the premier of the movie "Reagan" Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at The Dixon: Historic Theater. In the film, Quaid portrays Dixon native and 40th President Ronald Reagan.

In the more than seven years since he declared his candidacy for governor, JB Pritzker has not shied away from pouring cash into not only his own election bids but campaigns up and down the ballot

Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and ominous

Illinois delegates to the Democratic National Convention focused their attention Tuesday on reproductive rights, which some leaders say could eclipse the economy as a defining issue of the 2024 election campaign

DuPage County Board Chairman Deborah Conroy said Democratic women also now make up an overwhelming majority of state representatives and senators representing DuPage in Springfield

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are returning to the city they once called home to take the stage in support of Harris’ nomination

President Joe Biden has delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention, saying, “I gave my best to you.”

Gov. JB Pritzker kicked off the Illinois delegation’s Monday breakfast at a downtown hotel by thanking elected Democrats in the room “for the work that you’ve done to make this the greatest Democratic Party that Illinois has ever had and in the entire country.”

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is among the speakers expected to take the stage on the convention’s opening night, said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the city was prepared for the thousands of activists expected to participate in protests around the DNC

Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living for Americans

Donald Trump says he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival

A poll shows that most Americans believe this year's presidential race will be crucial for the future of the country's democracy