Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and representatives for his rival in the 2022 gubernatorial race, Republican Darren Bailey, were among the first candidates to file Monday for the March 17 primary election ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Attorney General has filed charges against a contractor for allegedly defrauding customers in Jackson County. According to AG Catherine Hanaway, Jeffrey Griffin, who ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Democracy is alive and well in Illinois as candidates file the required petitions to qualify for the 2026 primary election in March. To be first meant lining up before dawn in Cook ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman said she spent 12 hours in jail and was wrongfully charged for a crime she didn’t commit. Turns out, Reynoldsburg Police filed charges against the wrong Danielle Taylor ...

Four years ago, candidates braved a mix of rain and snow. Two years ago, it was bone-chilling cold. But on Monday, the sun was shining with an autumn crisp in the air as hundreds of candidates ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — An Illinois State University teaching assistant was arrested for allegedly “disrupting two informational tabling events,” campus officials said. Derek Lopez, 27 of El Paso, Ill., ...

There are just over 400 schools in Illinois that have partnered with Special Olympics to create unified sports teams, teams made up of athletes both with and without intellectual disabilities. But ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The driver of a car that crashed into the back of a semi on Illinois Road Friday morning has died according to the Fort Wayne Police Department. First responders were called ...

GULF BREEZE, Fla. (WKRG) — Seventeen-year-old West Fowler from Gulf Breeze will soon head to Spain for the World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships to represent Team USA on the double mini trampoline ...

SHAWANGUNK, N.Y. — Verkeerderkill Falls, the highest waterfall in the Shawangunk region, has been acquired by the Open Space Institute, the institute announced Friday. The 187-foot waterfall, as well ...