The matchup in the sprawling “C-shaped” northwest Illinois district is expected to be the most competitive in the state.

Illinois has 17 congressional districts – of which all but four include at least part of the greater Chicago area.

Two first-term Illinois Democrats locked into competitive congressional contests held onto their seats as control of the U.S. House remained up for grabs. Congressman Eric Sorensen won over Republican ...

With Republicans winning back the White House and the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and the final balance of power in the House still unclear, Illinois Democrats successfully defended their 14-3 dominance ...

The supermajority party appears unlikely to expand their numbers as Republicans fended off several well-funded challenges ...

Check out the results of races around St. Clair, Madison, and Randolph counties, plus the Illinois General Assembly and U.S.

Tuesday’s results were similarly close, with Schmidt ahead by 1,845 votes. Before Schmidt, Black Democrats from East St. Louis had held the seat for 47 consecutive years. Schmid ...

Democrats have toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won’t narrow the Republican majority as much ...

The following is a wrap-up of unofficial election night results in the Journal & Topics suburban Chicago coverage area, where Democrats dominated local races for state legislature.

Election Day appeared to belong to the incumbents in five state legislative races scattered throughout the suburbs from the ...

View real-time election results for Illinois races, including results for the first ever elected Chicago School Board.

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in ...