Kamala Harris

Illinois’ presidential electors will meet at the Statehouse on Tuesday to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States.

After the conclusion of the 2024 presidential election, Illinois State University students share their thoughts.

Donald Trump’s win forges a path for Illinois’ governor to run for president in 2028. But first he’ll have to decide whether he’ll seek a third term — which remains the best way for him to stay in the spotlight and fight Trump’s policies.

A Twin City political scientist said McLean County Democrats have been building toward gaining control of the McLean County Board through changing demographics for two decades now.

We don’t yet know who the president will be on Jan. 20. But we know which candidate won McLean County that continues to shade purple after many years as a Republican stronghold.

The Illinois governor was among six finalists vetted by the campaign. The vice president eventually picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the fall presidential election, in which they will face former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.

From reminders of the hurdles they’ve had to overcome to confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ability to lead, these delegates describe what her nomination means to them.

Some major donors signaled their distress about Biden staying in the race by declining to write more checks or host events. That concern dissolved within hours of Harris becoming the presumptive Democratic 2024 nominee, with no rival coming forward.

Many Illinois Democrats say they are trying to coalesce rapidly around Vice President Kamala Harris as the new nominee for president following Joe Biden's decision to get exit the race. Republicans say they see an opportunity.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker endorsed the vice president Monday morning after declining to do so in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden's bombshell Sunday announcement that he's dropping out of the 2024 race.