2024 Illinois Elections

The Mississippi Valley Library District board of trustees has been caught up in culture war-like issues for the past two years. On Tuesday, three of its seven seats are open, and the winners will steer the board as it navigates issues including aging facilities and staff unionization.

In November, Madison County in the Metro East became the first nonrural county to pass a symbolic secession referendum.

Missouri voters overwhelmingly elected Republicans but also approved ending the state’s abortion ban.

The federal health department nominee has a history of spreading false information, but he could find a partner in Illinois on food regulations.

Madison County in the Metro East began flipping red in the 2010 election, and the GOP’s support has only gotten stronger. But local Democrats don’t see neighboring St. Clair County flipping anytime soon.

The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.

“I think people express their frustrations in a variety of ways,” Prtizker said during a visit to the Metro East on Thursday. “This is not something that will actually make any change in the state of Illinois.”

While Democrats have locked up another supermajority in Springfield, Illinois Republican leaders say Donald Trump’s stronger showing in his third presidential run indicate the state GOP is building momentum.

A message of sadness and resistance was echoed by more than a dozen Democratic state lawmakers who voted to keep Illinois one of the most welcoming states for immigrants.

A 3% tax on individual income over $1 million would be used to reduce the property tax burden.