Official voter turnout for the Nov. 5 General Election was the fourth lowest turnout over the last 48 years. The Illinois State Board of Elections Monday officially proclaimed the results showing 70.4% of the state’s 8.1 million registered voters cast ballots.

President Trump promised increased tariffs on the campaign trail. As president-elect he's doubled own on the pledge, targeting Canada, Mexico, and once again China. Illinois agriculture organizations still hope he doesn't mean it.

With the election results official, Illinois’ presidential electors are preparing to cast their votes for president. Last month’s election turnout in Illinois was the fourth lowest in nearly 50 years.

The state’s political leaders have already taken some lessons from preliminary election results as the Illinois State Board of Elections prepares the final election results. Just after the election, Illinois Gov.

Should Illinois allow mail-in ballots to be counted if they are received after Election Day? The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in.

The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted 14 days after the election.

Police in St. Charles shot and killed a man they said was trying to attack officers and residents of a seniors' assisted living center with a chainsaw Sunday morning.

Meteorologist Jacob Dickey is joined by Julie Adcock from the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation to learn more about the official snack of Illinois, incorporating Christmas fun into the lesson. Get more lessons and details like this on WCIA.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois has repeatedly been hearing the same question from transgender patients since Donald Trump won the presidential election. Patients want to know how many refills they can get of hormone therapy medications,

Just before police arrived, witnesses said the man had gotten into the lobby of the assisted living center and was threatening residents with the chainsaw. Darius Johnson reports.

Officers used a Taser on the man, but he did not stop, police said. An officer then shot the man, who was later pronounced dead.

Though Evanston voters heartily approved a 2022 referendum to adopt ranked choice voting, also called instant runoff voting, starting with its April 2025 local election, a Cook County judge scuttled those plans with a Nov.