The four most competitive Democratic congressional primaries in Illinois has witnessed a massive influx of cash from direct campaign contributions and outside political action committee spending.

After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.

Super PACs, dark-money and special interest groups — some with unassuming names that do not reflect their true purpose — have pumped more than $50 million into Chicago-area congressional races. Voters ...

Four Republican candidates for governor are vying for the chance to take on JB Pritzker in the November general election.

Children who grew up in the Chicago area had access to an abundance of television programs that were created here just for them.

As Kat Abughazaleh surges in polls, her opponents are raising questions about her past, as Mary Ann Ahern reports.