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El día de las elecciones concluyó con las contiendas estatales de Illinois pareciendo destinadas a quedar donde han estado durante décadas: con una lista completa de demócratas asumiendo el mando. El estado no ha tenido un republicano como secretario de …

Election Day wrapped up with Illinois’ statewide races looking like where they have been for decades — with a full slate of Democrats taking the reins. The state hasn’t seen a Republican as secretary of state in nearly 30 years, …

An appointed Democrat was elected to a full term representing the hotly contested far southwest suburban state House district that provided an early testing ground for how much Springfield’s latest sexual harassment scandal might impact super-majority Democrats in the Illinois …

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Nabeela Syed defeated incumbent Darby Hills for the northwest suburban Illinois Senate 26th District seat in one of the most expensive General Assembly races ever as Democrats looked to pad their supermajority in Springfield. Syed, a state representative from Inverness, …

District 2a neighborhoods: West Ridge, Rogers Park, North Park Incumbent Ebony DeBerry has retained her Far North Side seat on Chicago’s school board, convincingly beating out attorney Hector Morales. DeBerry, a former Chicago Public Schools teacher with a background in …

District 10b neighborhoods: South Deering, Hegewisch, Riverdale, East Side, Chatham, South Chicago, Pullman, Calumet Heights, Avalon Park, Burnside, South Shore  A mom who ran for school board to fight for more funding for special needs students like her daughter has …

District 3a neighborhoods: Avondale, Irving Park, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Albany Park Incumbent Norma Rios-Sierra will retain her school board seat representing the Northwest Side as she coasted to victory over lawyer and newcomer Peter Gonzales. Rios-Sierra claimed victory …

District 7b neighborhoods: Brighton Park, Lower West Side, Archer Heights, Bridgeport, Gage Park, West Elsdon, Armour Square, McKinley Park Despite losing the backing of the Chicago Teachers Union, Yesenia Lopez was elected Tuesday to serve four more years on the …

District 6b neighborhoods: Greater Grand Crossing, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Near South Side, the Loop, Douglas, Woodlawn, Englewood, Fuller Park, Hyde Park Lawyer and Chicago Public Schools mom Brittany Kimble has prevailed in a school board district that stretches from …

District 5b neighborhoods: North Lawndale, Near West Side, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, West Town  Michilla “Kyla” Blaise was leading in District 5b early Wednesday morning, but the school board race was too close to declare a winner. Blaise …

District 2b neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, Edgewater, Albany Park, Uptown, North Park  Debby Pope, a retired teacher backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, prevailed in the school board’s closely watched District 2b race, retaining the seat she was appointed to by …

District 7a neighborhoods: South Lawndale, Near West Side, Lower West Side, Garfield Ridge, Archer Heights Longtime Pilsen activist Emma Lozano was leading in this majority-Latino district as of early Wednesday but the race was too close to call. Lozano had …

District 1b neighborhoods: Portage Park, Dunning, Irving Park, Belmont Cragin, North Park, Montclare, Albany Park Claudia Peralta, a longtime political aide and Chicago Public Schools parent, won her first bid for office representing the Far North Side on Chicago’s fully …

District 3b neighborhoods: Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin, West Town, Hermosa Incumbent Carlos Rivas Jr. and Jason Dónes were neck and neck early Wednesday morning Tuesday night in their contest for a school board seat representing a district on …

Former CPS principal and current school board member Jessica Biggs declared victory Tuesday, beating out two opponents after a heated campaign to become the first-ever elected president of the Chicago School Board. She won 49% of the vote, with 94% …

District 6a neighborhoods: Near North Side, West Town The candidate supported by a billionaire-backed political group and charter proponents had a narrow lead over two progressives as of early Wednesday, but the race was too close to call. With all …

District 9b neighborhoods: Roseland, West Pullman, Morgan Park, Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Washington Heights  Incumbent Therese Boyle, a retired Chicago Public Schools psychologist, was re-elected to represent the Far Southwest Side on the Chicago School Board. She easily defeated her Chicago …

Despite being massively outspent, candidates backed by the Chicago Teachers Union won six of 21 school board seats and were leading in four more — likely enough to throw up formidable opposition to classroom cuts, school closures and other measures …

District 4a neighborhoods: Lakeview, Uptown, North Center, Edgewater Longtime Uptown teacher and incumbent board member Karen Zaccor was leading Tuesday in a three-way race to represent a chunk of the North Side, according to Associated Press election results. Chicago Teachers …