Illinois Primary Election

Gregory Wilson will serve on District 150’s school board for another term after winning Tuesday’s Illinois Primary elections. Wilson just finished a five-year term and was elected president of the board last summer. Paris McConnell is in second place as of Tuesday night, but final results for the second board spot may be too close to call.

Capt. Chris Watkins, an 18-year veteran of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department, defeated Lt. Jason Buckley in Tuesday's Republican primary for Sheriff. With no Democrat running in the general election, Watkins is in line to follow outgoing Sheriff Brian Asbell.

Travis Weaver of Edwards is likely to become the representative for the new 93rd state House district.

The Illinois Primary election is Tuesday, and some Tazewell County conservatives say recent campaign tactics used by various Republican candidates are uncalled for and unethical. The Tazewell County Republicans is calling on both campaign teams and candidates to focus on how to improve significant issues instead of tearing down their opponents.

Fewer people typically turn out for midterm primary elections. This pattern is predicted to hold for next week's Illinois primary election if vote-by-mail is any indication.

About 25 Illinois State University students attended a county board finance meeting to complain that some of their classmates had to wait for hours to…

Voters across Illinois went to the polls yesterday ... in what election officials say might have been record turnout in some areas. Heavy turnout in a few…

73rd District State Representative David Leitch says it was a strange election day for him. It's the first time in 28 years that his name has not shown-up…

In the northern Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took a few swings at Republicans - those running for…

Republican John Shimkus of Collinsville is seeking re-election for an eleventh term to Congress. His district spans 33 counties in downstate Illinois --…