Ashley Harris became just the second Black person elected mayor of Rock Island since 1849 The revenue generated by the 0.5% sales tax will fully fund its dispatch center, distributing the cost of 911 ...

In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for decades.

In Tuesday’s election, Ashley Harris became just the second Black person elected mayor of Rock Island since 1849.The victory ...

Erin Black was still a member of City Council after Tuesday’s meeting, but it was without the support of most of her ...

Despite voters ousting high-profile mayors in Aurora, Tinley Park and Waukegan, residents reelected incumbents in numerous other towns.

For decades, women candidates have faced systemic barriers to attaining public office, but St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has ...

A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a professor and minister who lost her bid to become ...

The newly elected mayor said he wants to “build a community that’s for everybody.” Voters in La Crosse, Wisconsin, made […] ...

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission voted on several contentious items at their regular session meeting on Tuesday, ...

Assembly Members Stacey Pheffer Amato, Vivian Cook and Sam Berger have also officially endorsed Cuomo, while a coalition of ...

Mayor Chris Koos of Normal has won a 6th full term in office, defeating challengers Kathleen Lorenz and Chemberly Harris.