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Three contested races for the Rockford Public Schools 205 are on the ballot this spring. Election Day is April 4th and early voting is underway. WNIJ surveyed the six candidates in those races on 13 questions around education in Rockford -- the state’s third-largest school district.

“I'm tired of outside influences coming into our school district and trying to elect extremist school board candidates that promote political agendas."

With all precincts reporting, unofficial totals show Cohen Barnes has won the election to be the next mayor of DeKalb. He received 2,391 votes to claim…

With weeks until election day, Illinois is breaking early voting records. Residents are voting in person, by mail and delivering ballots to drop…

Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote by mail in Illinois.Most people in county jails haven’t been convicted of a crime. And those people awaiting…

This week’s election was expected to bring a second “Year of the Woman” to American politics. After Tuesday, here’s what that looks like in Illinois:...

The Illinois Primary is fast approaching, and early voting has already begun. Election Protection, a national nonpartisan coalition, is offering a…

The stakes are high for candidates in Illinois. Races are expected to be tight from the presidential nominations right down to state legislative…

Residents in an Illinois Congressional district will soon have representation again in the U.S. House. The seat in the 18th district has been vacant since…

Illinois ranks fourth in the nation for total TV ad spending this election. The state trails only Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida. The findings come from…