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View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Illinois’ 14th Congressional District incumbent, Dem. Lauren Underwood, has fended off Republican James “Jim” Marter, a self-employed software consultant who’s tried multiple times to get on the Republican ballot …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Northwest suburban state Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Inverness, locked up a second term on Tuesday, swiping away a challenge from Republican Tosi Ufodike and cementing a seat in Democrats’ Illinois …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Northwest suburban state Rep. Martin McLaughlin was clinging to a razor-thin lead in his bid to hold onto his 52nd House District seat Tuesday night over Democratic challenger Maria …

Next week, veteran coach Lou Adams begins his third season at Rich. When Adams stepped down at Orr after the 2021-22 season following 19 years at the West Side school, he wasn’t sure where he would coach again. But he …

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View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. With nearly all the precincts counted, Therese Boyle is leading in the school board District 9 race, according to results from the Associated Press. Boyle is a retired CPS …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Chicago Teachers Union-backed community organizer Ebony DeBerry prevailed in the crowded 2nd District school board election, according to the Associated Press, surpassing three other candidates in the most expensive …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Community organizer and former elementary school principal Jessica Biggs won the seat on Chicago’s first elected school board for District 6, according to the Associated Press. “I feel really …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Carlos Rivas Jr. defeated Jason Dónes to take the Chicago School Board’s District 3 seat in a polarized race marked by big spending supporting staunchly opposite groups, according to …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Chicago Teachers Union-backed candidate Yesenia Lopez prevailed in the school board District 7 race, according to the Associated Press, ahead of stay-at-home parents Eva Villalobos and Raquel Don, ending …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Nonprofit consultant Angel Gutierrez defeated his opponent, former Chicago Public Schools band director Felix Ponce, according to the Associated Press, in a race where opposing outside groups heavily funded …

A call to impose higher taxes on the wealthiest class of Illinoisans to pay for statewide property tax relief was passed late Tuesday in one of three statewide advisory referendums that won voter support. The tax measure called for imposition …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Chicago Public Schools staffer Ellen Rosenfeld pushed past five other candidates — and fellow CPS parents — to become the Chicago school board’s member from the largely wealthy North …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Independent candidate Che “Rhymefest” Smith maintains a slight lead in the 10th District race for the Chicago School Board over Karin Norington-Reaves, according to the Associated Press. Norington-Reaves raised …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. Stay-at-home mom and former educator Jennifer Custer held a slim lead over veteran educator Michelle N. Pierre in the race to represent District 1 on the elected school board …

View real-time results on the 2024 general election from the AP. After a set of campaigns largely defined by opposing progressive and more conservative education movements, mixed election results Tuesday night gave neither the Chicago Teachers Union nor charter school …

DEAR ABBY: We have vegetarian and vegan friends. Over the years, when we have invited them over for a celebration, we (omnivores) always make sure to include dishes that they will enjoy. But when they invite guests for dinner, they …

Cillian Murphy won Oscar for last year’s “Oppenheimer” and he’s been doing extraordinary work for nearly 25 years, but I’m not sure Murphy has ever been more exceptional than he is in the quietly powerful masterpiece that is “Small Things …

Are you Brussels sprouts-averse? This recipe may help. It takes the divisive earthy crucifer and greets it head-on with equally potent — and fermented — ingredients: kimchi, gochujang and yes, fish sauce. And if you happen to be a fan of …

Police descended on Navy Pier on Tuesday afternoon searching for a “disgruntled” ex-employee who shot and killed two men — leaving frantic visitors scrambling for safety in bathrooms and cars at one of Illinois’ premiere tourist attractions. La Voz Sidebar …