Illinois State Board of Elections

Despite the potential for bleed through, Sharpies and felt-tip pens given by poll workers to voters are the preferred voting tool to fill out Illinois’ paper ballots, election officials say.

The Illinois State Board of Elections reminded Thursday that voters do not need to worry if Sharpie markers and pens were used on ballots throughout the state.

Illinois has seen a record number of requests for mail-in ballots across the state. But what happens once you sign your ballot and stick it in the mail? NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich discusses voting by mail in the upcoming November election.

The voter registrations of nearly 800 former Illinois inmates may have been mistakenly canceled because of a “data-matching error” between state agencies, the State Board of Elections disclosed Monday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for a full investigation Wednesday after an automatic voter registration error let hundreds of non-citizens register to vote when they got a driver’s license.

The Illinois Senate failed on Wednesday to overturn a veto on legislation that would withdraw Illinois from contentious multistate voter registration system.

Local, state and federal officials are working to secure next week’s midterm elections, but there is one threat coming from Russia and other outside nations that is much harder to contain.

Beginning Monday, early voting hours will extend into the evening at all Chicago locations, officials said.

Looking to vote early in Illinois? There are plenty of places to do it.

Early voting options expanded to 50 sites in Chicago and dozens of others across the state Monday.

In Illinois, a majority of voting machines need upgrading and more than 58 percent of local elections jurisdictions said they did not feel they had the resources to adequately secure their voting systems, according to a survey conducted by NBC 5 Investigates.

Cook County Commissioner Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia has decided not to run for Chicago mayor, he announced Monday.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a bill that would end the state’s participation in a multistate voter registration system critics say is inaccurate and vulnerable to hackers.

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas was slated to kick off his campaign for Chicago mayor on Wednesday.

As concerns surrounding the exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems continue to rise, Sen. Dick Durbin warned Monday that American voters are “under attack,” citing a malicious cyber-attack that compromised the personal information of thousands in 2016.

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas officially filed to run for mayor on Monday, creating a campaign committee to unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Add one more to the growing list of candidates interested in challenging Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Far more people have cast early ballots for Illinois’ primary than did so four years ago, an increase that comes amid competitive contests for governor and other offices and record-breaking spending that has made the election nearly impossible to ignore.

Taking aim at a “culture of fear” in Illinois, gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy announced plans Monday to combat workplace sexual harassment within political organizations statewide.