Eric Henderson is Managing Editor, Midwest for CBSNews.com. He has won three Emmy Awards, an Eric Sevareid Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Here's a recap of what happened. The three advisory questions on Illinois ballots passed Tuesday night. Voters voted yes on questions about election interference, property tax relief and ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

An advisory question in Illinois centered on creating a 3% tax on millionaires to fund property tax relief was supported Tuesday by voters. The text of the referendum asked voters, "Should the ...

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...

Rep. Lauren Underwood, an Illinois Democrat, is also a registered nurse. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Rep. Lauren Underwood (D., Ill.), a registered nurse who represents some of ...

MURPHYSBORO U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) launched his campaign for re-election at Thursday evening’s Monroe County GOP Century Club Dinner ...

Rep. Robin Kelly on Tuesday joined the Democratic primary field for the open Senate seat in Illinois.

The Illinois House passed legislation Thursday to require law enforcement have stricter hiring practices following the murder ...

Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.