At 17 years old, Melissa Loch has never cast a ballot. It’s something the politically minded Arlington Heights, Illinois, student is eager to do for the first time this year. But she’s not stopping ...

The Cook County Clerk’s Office and Chicago Bears this week launched Defenders of DA’Mocracy, a program to train 150 high school juniors and seniors to serve as election judges during their schools’ ...

Historically, the youngest of those eligible to vote in the U.S. — those in their late teens and early 20s — are far less ...

Champaign County is less than one month away from polls opening for early voting. While the primaries and the general ...

Candidates have filed their papers to run in the 2026 primary election. Voters in Illinois and across the country will weigh in on federal, state, and local offices. Primary Election Day is March 17 ...

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking access to Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database draws praise from an election integrity advocate, who says the move ...