Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

As a way to help keep voters informed, Patch offers candidate questionnaires for all candidates in local races. One of those ...

Big elections will take place in some Chicago-area suburbs Tuesday for Election Day, including races for mayor, village ...

Illinois elections will be held to determine a wide variety of municipal offices, and voters in Wisconsin will face massive ...

The egregious payout for Dolton’s schools chief isn’t the only indignity local taxpayers have had to swallow in recent ...

As a way to help keep voters informed, Patch offers candidate questionnaires for all candidates in local races. One of those races in Frankfort is the race for Frankfort Village President/Mayor. There ...

Despite saying in February he was dropping out of the race, Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark is still listed as a candidate for Thornton Township supervisor under the Reform Thornton Township Party, ...

Junior guard and three-time captain Bruce Thornton has been voted second-team all-Big Ten. Thornton has led Ohio State in multiple categories this year and is one of the most prolific players in ...