Illinois voters headed to the polls on Nov. 5 to cast ballots in the presidential race as well as a number of down-ballot congressional races.

Megan Valentine, accused of killing husband Michael Valentine, makes her first court appearance on the same day of his visitation. Megan Valentine was formally charged with the murder of the Edwards County Judge during her court appearance Wednesday.

Voters in Illinois are hitting their local polling places to cast votes. This presidential election, Illinois is worth 19 Electoral College votes, one of the largest prizes in the country.

Former President Donald Trump won Tuesday's election for president with 72.8 million votes to Vice President Kamala Harris' 68 million votes, according to unofficial results. Trump did better in more rural areas of Illinois and Harris fared better in urban areas.

Check here for the latest Illinois election results as they come in, including the presidential race, along with the Cook County State's Attorney race and 10 seats on the Chicago Board of Education.

One of three non-binding advisory questions on Illinois ballots is a measure to penalize political candidates for election interference.

Like all but two U.S. states, Illinois has a winner-take-all system, in which all the state's electoral votes to go to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in the state.

Trump won a larger share of the Illinois vote in 2024 than in 2020 or 2016, reflecting a national trend in his third run for the White House.

Two first-term Illinois Democrats locked into competitive congressional contests held onto their seats as control of the U.S. House remained up for grabs.

Republican Donald Trump's return to the presidency is expected to precipitate a shift in the U.S. government's legal stance in major cases pending at the Supreme Court, including a closely watched dispute involving Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, will be overseen by governors and supported by a network of senior staff designated by each state leader.

It’s been a week since Donald Trump was elected to his second, non-consecutive term as President of United States. People across the county are now vowing to move to Illinois to escape what some are calling extreme Trump policies.