emocrat Debbie Halvorson is leading Republican concrete company owner Marty Ozinga in a race for an open Illinois congressional seat. The race is to replace exiting GOP Congressman Jerry Weller. Weller opted not to seek an eighth term amid ethics questions...

Several ordinances were on the table at the Sycamore City Council meeting Monday night. The ordinance dealing with liquor sales beginning at 10 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. on Sundays was approved. The compliance officer from Jewel-Osco, Constance Zaio, requested...

BERLIN (AP) _ Throngs packed plazas and pubs around the world to await U.S. elections results Tuesday, many inspired by Barack Obama's promise of change amid a sense of relief that â€" no matter who wins â€" the White House is changing hands. As...

Republican John McCain concedes the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a "great thing" for himself and the country with his historic victory. McCain â€" with wife Cindy on one side and running-mate Sarah Palin on the...

Democrats picked up a governor's seat Tuesday as voters in Missouri elected Attorney General Jay Nixon in an open race. In Indiana, voters re-elected Gov. Mitch Daniels Tuesday as the Republican easily turned back a Democratic challenger hoping to benefit...

A look at races in Illinois' 19 House districts: 1st Congressional District: U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, Democrat Antoine Members, Republican 2nd Congressional District: U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Democrat Anthony W. Williams, Republican 3rd Congressional...

House Democrats solidified their control of the northeast and made gains in the South on Tuesday by defeating Republicans from Connecticut to Arizona as they pushed for historic gains in their majority. "It's the night we have been waiting for," said...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama built a formidable a lead in his bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, pushing ahead of John McCain in a nation clamoring for change. Fellow Democrats took four Senate seats from Republicans, and reached...

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...