On the Illinois side of the Quad-Cities, the only local contested race for the State House of Representatives is for the 72nd District, which covers a large portion of the urban areas of Rock ...

In a Tuesday Facebook Post, the Illinois State Fair announced Def Leppard would perform at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand during the event in 2025. The legendary band, which rose to fame in the ...

The Illinois state flag is displayed on a building along North La Salle Street in the Loop, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Residents in seven downstate counties voted in ...

Illinois voters approved a nonbinding proposal to add an extra 3% levy on annual incomes of more than $1 million, which could fuel a new effort to raise taxes on the state’s highest earners.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - This photo provided by the State of Maine/Secretary of State shows the winning design of a flag ...

See the results of that ballot initiative here. The current flag design, in place for more than a century, is blue and features the state seal at the center, showcasing a farmer and sailor ...

Maine voters have rejected a proposal to change the design of the state flag. Question five on the ballot would have changed the state seal on a blue background- to the 1901 design referred to as the ...

The state has 19 electoral votes. ABC News is projecting that Vice President Kamala Harris will win Illinois' 19 electoral votes. In addition to the presidential race, Illinois voters cast ballots ...

Ballot advisory question two considers a potential amendment to the Illinois Constitution. The amendment would raise income taxes over $1 million and use the proceeds for property tax relief. The ...

Another group of Illinois counties has voted to explore whether they should secede from the state, citing significant differences with Cook County and suburban voters. A total of seven counties ...

The Associated Press called the outcome for Illinois 38 minutes after polls in the state closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A reliably blue state in presidential contests since it went for Bill Clinton ...

Mainers voted Nov. 4, 2024, to keep the official state flag (top) rather than replace it with a design (bottom) that harkens to the state's original flag. (Wikimedia, Maine secretary of state) ...