At 17 years old, Melissa Loch has never cast a ballot. It’s something the politically minded Arlington Heights student is ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon unveiled a new “smart” ballot drop box on Tuesday, stating she intends to use it for the March 2026 primary election and see if it can be implemented on a larger scale ...

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Some 150 students from two dozen high schools across Cook County aren’t just learning about elections in their civics classes ...

With the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) set to begin enforcing a new $45 penalty on February 1 for domestic air ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — New efforts are ...

Does wild-card result influence view of the season? Why aren’t they playing on Sunday? Chicago Bears Q&A: Does wild-card ...

In a historic decision, a federal judge Thursday ended the half-century-old anti-patronage case launched to fight the stubborn and unfair use of politics to decide most hiring, firing, and promotion ...

Early voting started Monday in suburban Cook County and voters will have until the end of March to cast their ballot in the municipal election coming ahead of April 1 election day. There are 53 early ...

The Humboldt Park couple won the annual lottery to become the first married couple of the new year. County Clerk Monica Gordon officiated the ceremony Friday morning.

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are creating ...