In addition to voting for opposing candidates Tuesday, Illinois residents had the option to vote for or against holding an Illinois Constitutional Convention. The constitution referendum failed with 68 percent opposed and 32 percent for the convention...

The Democratic congressional majority grew broader and more muscular in Tuesday's historic elections, with new members ousting Republicans in the House and Senate and a team of their own heading to the White House. Senate Democrats edged closer to a supermajority...

With a gracious nod to Barack Obama, John McCain acknowledged defeat and urged his supporters to move beyond partisan differences to put country first â€" an echo of his campaign theme. "I wish godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will...

A citizen passing by a "scuffle" between a police officer and a man being arrested, grabbed a radio the officer had dropped and called for help Monday. At 10:19 a.m., a victim reported her wallet was stolen in the 100 block of South Eighth Street. During...

President Bush has called Barack Obama to congratulate him on winning the presidency. The two-term Republican president told the Illinois senator upon his historic win: "What an awesome night for you, your family and your supporters." Barack Obama was...

Barack Obama asked John McCain for his help in leading the country in a telephone call Tuesday night, moments after the Democratic senator was declared the country's first black president. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama thanked McCain for his...

In the digitized world of YouTube, Facebook and other Web sites, the voting booth no longer is the most private of places: People are documenting their votes like never before. Throughout Election Day, voters were uploading videos and photos of themselves...

New York is a deep blue state, and was almost assured to go the way of Barack Obama on Election Day. Still, as Diddy cast his ballot for the Democratic presidential candidate Tuesday, he couldn't help but feel that he had made a difference. "I felt like...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Officials say they removed three election judges from Chicago polling places. One was abusive, one was drunk and one was removed for impersonating an election judge. Chicago Election Board chairman Langdon Neal says that third person was...

Here is a brief introduction as to how the election process works. The primaries: The primaries included three different types of candidates: presidential, congressional and representative. The Illinois primary was held on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5. Political...

It's a state that John McCain badly needed to win, but Pennsylvania has gone to Barack Obama. The state's 21 electoral votes go to the Democrat. The loss of Pennsylvania narrows the possible paths to victory for McCain. Obama now leads with 99 electoral...

Hello all, and welcome to a long night of wishing, hoping and waiting for the results of the 2008 Presidential Election. As the night progresses, I will be updating this blog with new thoughts, insights and tidbits on the gradual outcome of the electoral...