Elections 2026

County commissioner committed ghost payroll at Harvey library, trustee alleges

Harvey library trustee Chapelle Hooks reported paid library consultant and Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (5th) to county and state lawyers alleging McCaskill paid a library administrator who had already been terminated.

Latest in Elections 2026
‘Not a mock election’ : Cook County launches early voting sites at suburban high schools

Suburban youth cast more ballots at early voting sites at high schools in a single day than in the first week of ballots cast at six traditional early voting sites.

Free judicial voter guides available across Southland ahead of 2026 primary

The HWH is distributing 3,000 print guides across civic centers, libraries, and businesses in the south suburbs. Here’s where to find a copy.

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