Daily Herald Election Coverage
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A summary of Daily Herald election endorsementsOct 29, 2024 1:29 pm - Expanded early in-person voting will open at locations throughout the suburbs Monday in the Nov. 5 General Election for president, Congress, Illinois legislature and coun...
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The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from CongressOct 29, 2024 11:58 am - This presidential election, the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, will be a stress test of the new systems and guardrails that Congress put in place to ensure America’s long tradition of the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
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Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults ‘was like a lovefest’Oct 29, 2024 11:54 am - Donald Trump on Tuesday called his rally at New York's Madison Square Garden, an event marked by crude and racist insults by several speakers, a “lovefest.”
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Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a targetOct 29, 2024 9:53 am - Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington.
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Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on TrumpOct 29, 2024 8:08 am - Vice President Kamala Harris will pledge to Americans that she'll work to improve their lives while Republican Donald Trump is only in it for himself as she delivers her campaign's closing argument Tuesday from the same site where the former president fomented the Capitol insurrection in 2021.
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Aurora mayoral contest headed for a primary; more candidates join Naperville council raceOct 28, 2024 7:35 pm - For the first time since he was elected mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin is set to face a crowded field of opponents in a primary election.
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Fiscal issues foremost for Villa, Brown in 25th District senate contestOct 28, 2024 6:05 pm - State Sen. Karina Villa, a Democrat running for reelection in Illinois 25th District, says fiscal concerns such as funding schools and honoring pensions are among the General Assembly’s biggest challenges. Heather Brown, her Republican opponent, cites supporting small businesses and lowering regulations as her top priorities.
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Wide funding gap between Ramirez, Booras in 3rd District raceOct 28, 2024 6:04 pm - Recently submitted financial statements show a steep funding gap between Democratic U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and her Republican challenger, attorney John Booras.
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Grogan, White in rematch for DuPage County auditorOct 28, 2024 5:49 pm - DuPage County voters may have a sense of déjà vu when they vote for auditor. Incumbent William “Bill” White, a Downers Grove Democrat, faces Bob Grogan, a Downers Grove Republican, in a rematch of a close 2020 race.
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Candidates set for April 1 election in Palatine, Hoffman Estates and SchaumburgOct 28, 2024 5:38 pm - Only voters in Palatine’s District 1 have a decision to make in the village’s municipal election on April 1, while incumbents in Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg essentially clinched new four-year terms Monday.