2026 Illinois Election News & Voter Guide

Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote.

Support for Israel is down among Americans, particularly Democrats, with the last couple of years being a major turning point.

The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.

Federal rhetoric about election intervention hasn't yet translated into concrete action, election officials say.

Nearly half of Americans support the National Guard monitoring November's elections, potentially signaling an openness to the sort of nationalizing of elections that President Trump says he wants.

Next week, it’s primary election time. One position on the ballot you might not know much about: your Regional Superintendent of Schools. WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin spoke with Mark Klaisner, president of Illinois’ regional superintendent organization, to break it down:

In the upcoming primaries, many northern Illinois counties will vote on an advisory referendum about private school funding. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin talked with NIU education professor Alexios Rosario-Moore to help explain it…

A Republican push to alter the census may lead to a radical shift in redistricting for state legislatures — drawing districts that don't take into account children and non-U.S. citizen adults.

Primary election day is March 17, but Carol Bailey with the League of Women Voters suggests mailing your ballot a week early.

Chicago and four other cities were chosen as finalists to host the events in 2028 and 2032. The DNC last came to Chicago in 2024, where Democrats nominated Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to its presidential ticket.