The red counties that want to split from blue Illinois
Seven mostly Republican counties here voted last November to consider splitting off from their state, bringing to 33 the number that have voted to investigate leaving Illinois — almost a third of the ...
Richard Boykin: The great tragedy of sleeping through Election Day
There was shockingly low voter turnout for the 2025 Cook County races, even though local government has a greater impact on citizens than federal.
Rockford mayoral candidates separated by more than $248K in campaign donations
Gov. JB Pritzker's campaign donated $15,000 in January to McNamara; Teague Dickey and his Iconic Energy company in Rockford ...
Chaos in Romania’s capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo
Romania’s electoral body has rejected Calin Georgescu’s candidacy in the presidential election redo, after the far-right ...
Trump isn’t alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too
Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create ...