Hundreds of protesters turned out in Chicago Thursday night to express fear and anger that the Mueller investigation could be stopped by President Trump.

As of now, Democratic McHenry County Board District 5 candidate Carlos Acosta has pulled ahead of Republican incumbent Michael Rein by about 500 votes.

Mayor Emanuel has already put together a Chicago wish list for when Democrat J.B. Pritzker takes the reins of state government from Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The suspension comes after a heated confrontation Wednesday between Acosta and President Donald Trump during a news conference.

Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star Dennis Hof died last month but still won a heavily GOP state legislative district after fashioning himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate.

Mayor Emanuel said Target should have been obligated to disclose that it was shutting down South Side stores before it got city assistance to build elsewhere.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday as the country's chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks over his recusal from the Russia investigation.

Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran won re-election by about 750 votes while the Republican County Clerk and Treasurer lost their bids for re-election.

Susana Mendoza easily won re-election as state comptroller, but there’s a question of whether she wants to stay in that office very long.

Of the four Illinois Congressional Republicans seen as vulnerable, the two downstaters won.