Eric Henderson is Managing Editor, Midwest for CBSNews.com. He has won three Emmy Awards, an Eric Sevareid Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Here's a recap of what happened. The three advisory questions on Illinois ballots passed Tuesday night. Voters voted yes on questions about election interference, property tax relief and ...

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

Then-Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, pulled the lever in Republican primaries in 2012, 2014, and 2016 — but hasn’t ...

In the wake of the elevation of Pope Leo XIV, advocates for people abused by Catholic priests spoke out Tuesday.

Illinois Democrat U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she won’t seek reelection next year after 14 terms in the House.

Election records earlier reported by CBS News reveals how often the new pope has voted in the past. The records, from the ...

MURPHYSBORO U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) launched his campaign for re-election at Thursday evening’s Monroe County GOP Century Club Dinner ...

Rep. Robin Kelly on Tuesday joined the Democratic primary field for the open Senate seat in Illinois.

The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, on June 14 to honor Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...