Nearly 20 percent of registered Evanston voters cast ballots in the mayoral primary contest, according to data from the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Of the 49,874 residents eligible to vote in Evanston,...

Illinois state senators voted Tuesday on several measures included in a “grand bargain” package of bills intended to end the state budget impasse. It was the first of several days of voting on the...

Robin Rue Simmons and Carolyn Murray will be moving on to the general election in April for the 5th Ward aldermanic race. Simmons and Murray received the highest number of votes in the primary, carrying...

As Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl approaches the end of her term, some Northwestern students are mobilizing to elect the city’s next mayor. Ross Krasner, Associated Student Government’s vice president...

Businessman Steve Hagerty topped the field in the mayoral primary, followed by Ald. Mark Tendam (6th). The two candidates will move on to the general election held on April 4. Hagerty won over 44 percent...