2024 Illinois Elections

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.

Becoming just the second president to be defeated and then reelected to a subsequent term, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Harris and will be the 47th president. He captured 58.5% of Missouri voters with 99% reporting while 53.3% of Illinois voters picked Harris with 93% of the vote counted, according to The Associated Press.

The passage of the advisory referendum, which asked voters if the county board should communicate with other counties about separating from Cook County, is a win for the growing movement in downstate Illinois.

For congressional seats in central and southern Illinois, Reps. Mike Bost and Nikki Budzinski soundly beat challengers by wide margins, while Mary Miller ran uncontested.

With former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on the top of the ticket, Missouri and Illinois residents are casting their ballots for a far-ranging slate of candidates and issues.