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.

The Illinois governor said Trump was weaponizing the Justice Department for political means in an attempt to rig elections in a way that undermines the electoral chances of Democrats.

One of his stops included the Apostolic Church of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood, where he spoke on the importance of voting on Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) says he believes that President Trump is working to make sure that “Democrats really don’t have a chance” in elections across the country just days out from the midterms.

Pope Leo XIV voted in the 2026 Illinois midterm elections using a mail-in ballot, the Vatican confirmed Friday, becoming the first sitting pope known to vote in an American election. Why it matters: The pontiff, an American citizen, may be the first to vote in any secular democratic election. Joliet radio station WJOL first reported Oct. 23 that Leo had requested a mail-in ballot. What they're saying: The pope believes "in the right and the duty...

Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential contender, is running on unfinished business rather than bold proposals. He’s left tax overhauls to lawmakers and pushed blame for high property taxes onto local governments as state budget pressures

We're just days away from Election Day and every Chicago voter is being asked to weigh in on taxes, public safety and festival spaces.

The Will County Clerk's Office confirmed that Leo, registered under his birth name Robert Francis Prevost, requested a ballot on October 3. The post Pope Leo Could Make History After Requesting Mail-In Ballot for Midterms first appeared on Mediaite.