How to pick from dozens of judicial candidates in a Cook County primary? Luckily, there's help.

Illinois members of the Electoral College will meet in Springfield on Monday, Dec. 19 to cast their votes for president of the United States.

Voters have elected Rhonda Crawford as a Cook County judge—but she can't take the bench, thanks to a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court.

Illinois' budget shortfall is due to a tax decrease that has largely benefited the wealthy, according to 39th district Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago).

In a report long held confidential by Metra, an investigator finds no wrongdoing by ousted executive director Alex Clifford.

Cook County board president Tony Preckwinkle is poised to seize a job that's done by the man who wears the sheriff's star: responsibility for putting jail detainees on electronic monitoring.

A state department of veterans' affairs employee has been found guilty of doing political campaign work on state time, then lying to investigators about her wrongdoing.

Leading up to and in the wake of Metra executive director Alex Clifford's resignation in June of 2013, a number of public and private bodies investigated or are investigating Metra. All of these efforts are being paid for by taxpayers and Metra riders. Here's a rundown.

Second Congressional District primary candidate Robin Kelly violated work-schedule rules while employed in the state treasurer's office, according to a state audit.