Eric Henderson is Managing Editor, Midwest for CBSNews.com. He has won three Emmy Awards, an Eric Sevareid Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Here's a recap of what happened. The three advisory questions on Illinois ballots passed Tuesday night. Voters voted yes on questions about election interference, property tax relief and ...

Voters in Illinois will select candidates for the following offices listed below. While there are no races for statewide office during this election, this is the first election in Chicago for the ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. While Election Day itself is still almost three weeks away, voters across Illinois and the rest of the country are already casting their ballots as ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

In Illinois, you can vote early and on Election Day-- and you can register to vote then, too. But how can you check and see if you're already registered to vote? In 2017, Illinois passed ...

Rep. Robin Kelly on Tuesday joined the Democratic primary field for the open Senate seat in Illinois.

Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.

The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.