April 15, is the final day for local election officials to count Vote by Mail and Provisional ballots, from the April 1, election. How it works is the Vote by Mail and Provisional ballots postmarked by election day can be counted no later than 14 days after the election.

Illinois' senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn’t said if he’ll seek another six-year term, and that uncertainty is fueling quiet jostling among ambitious Democrats across the state.

The Indiana Senate has passed a bill that, if signed by the governor, would create a commission to study the possibility of a relocation of the Illinois-Indiana state line to annex disgruntled Illinois counties.

Illinois state election officials are accusing state Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) of violating campaign finance laws. State investigators claim that Harmon's campaign committee ...