Interest groups are ramping up their support of candidates as Chicagoans prepare to elect the board for the first time this November.

Our first round of rain has moved through Michigan. The second period of rain is southwest of Michigan and heading our way.

Evanston’s City Council is scheduled to vote Monday to approve a nearly $10 million project to upgrade Green Bay Road from ...

Voters get the chance once again in a few weeks, to elect local and federal leaders who can impact the country's course on climate change.

Waite told the San Bernardino Pioneer Society years later that while in that narrow Coyote Canyon on Dec. 19, his father had ...

The City of Mattoon was established in 1855. After rumors of a proposed crossing of the Illinois Central Railroad (running north ... “Pegtown” — and sold at a public auction. The plat map was filed at ...

Australia has 90% voter turnout. But many Aboriginal communities vote at much lower rates. Exploring that gap reveals issues ...

The federal government has given the city of Evanston nearly a million dollars to hire staff and consultants to come up with ...

Projects in Chicago and Detroit show challenges of ensuring energy projects mesh with residents’ vision for their community.

Australians have been required by law to vote for 100 years. Compulsory voting, as it's called, has led to astoundingly high ...