Democrat incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker is again facing Republican Darren Bailey in the 2026 Illinois governor election, and Pritzker is favored to win a third term.

Candidates were seen greeting voters at Shoesmith School on 50th Street on Tuesday morning.

The Tribune editorial board’s tradition of making political endorsements is a cornerstone of this newspaper’s history.

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos and former Republican Illinois state Rep. Tom Demmer discuss the race to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and the rematch between Gov. JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey.

Illinois voters will replace current 2nd District U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly with either Democrat Donna Miller or Republican Mike Noack after Kelly gave up her seat in a failed bid for the U.S. Senate.

Shots were fired near a polling place on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning, but no one was struck.

Several key House and Senate races are up for grabs in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Voters will decide on Tuesday who will control the balance of power in Congress for the last two years of President Trump’s second term. In Illinois, at least six members of Congress are leaving at the end of their terms.

Voters will be casting ballots for federal, state and county officials as well as referendums between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at numerous polling places throughout Lake County.