Credit Michael Sewall

Area voters elected incumbent Tom Weigel and Frankfort Township Clerk Margo McDermed to the Will County Board on Tuesday, handily beating out two Democratic challengers.  The Distric...

Credit Rebecca Wharrie

Democrat Michael Hastings defeated Republican Edgar Montalvo on Tuesday, Nov. 6, for the 19th District State Senate seat, a redrawn district that played musical candidates through the pri...

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Credit Michael Sewall

When the votes are tallied tonight, check back to Patch for all of the results impacting your neighborhood.  Throughout the night, we'll be posting updates on the vote counts and tal...

Credit Jennifer Fisher

Illinois Never in Doubt but Obama Lost Some Fans Updated at 3 a.m., Chicago time By Dennis Robaugh After NBC and CNN projected President Obama's re-election, the president ...

Credit Joseph Hosey

In a year of victories, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow just notched another one. Glasgow successfully defended his office againset upstart Republican challenger Dave Carl...

Credit Karen Sorensen

Will County Executive Larry Walsh was victorious in his bid for a third term, defeating county board member Cory Singer by more than 17,200 votes. Although there were points in the e...

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Bobby Rush will continue to represent the 1st Congressional District of Illinois on Capitol Hill after winning his 11th term Tuesday. As of 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, Rush took in 212,661 v...