Secretary of State

Renewing your license plate stickers is a yearly occurrence in the state of Illinois, but motorists likely noticed that their new stickers were a bit more sparse than usual for 2023.

The final deadline extension for driver’s license and ID card renewal in Illinois is today, NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

After holding the office for nearly 24 years, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White sat down with NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern to discuss his tenure in the office.

Adrian Fontes, the projected winner of the Arizona Secretary of State race, spoke to the media on Monday.

Former Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has apparently won statewide office for the second time, defeating Republican Rep. Dan Brady in a hotly-contested race to become the new secretary of state.

Here’s how to double check your registration status before you head to the polls.

With Jesse White retiring, state Democrats hope to hold on to the Secretary of State seat while Republicans see an opening. Already there’s a disagreement between the Republican and Democratic nominee over license plate readers and whether the secretary of state should get involved. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern spoke to both candidates and has the latest. 

Illinois will soon have a new secretary of state for the first time in 24 years – but who will the final candidates be?

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Illinois will elect a new secretary of state, with two Republicans among the candidates battling to replace Jesse White in the position.

For the first time in 24 years, Illinois is set to have a new Secretary of State. Here are the four Democrats and two Republicans looking to succeed Jesse White.

As extreme heat and dangerous humidity blankets the Chicago area, some Drivers License facilities are having to close early after the air conditioning units in several of the locations malfunctioned, the Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday.

Illinois will soon have a new secretary of state for the first time in 24 years, with four Democrats and two Republicans looking to succeed Jesse White.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, his spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s death from cancer this week sparked American women to reflect on the 84-year-old diplomat’s sweeping influence on their lives, 25 years after Bill Clinton made her the United States’ representative to the world.

A proposed ordinance in the Chicago City Council would prohibit spouses or partners of elected officials from lobbying their fellow alderpeople, with the measure following reports by NBC 5 that City Clerk and Illinois Secretary of State candidate Anna Valencia failed to disclose her husband’s lobbying contracts.

Anna Valencia, the current Chicago city clerk and a candidate for Illinois secretary of state, faces criticism regarding hundreds of official emails to or about her husband from her taxpayer-funded city account.

Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia faces questions about hundreds of emails sent to or regarding her husband, a lobbyist, from her taxpayer-funded city account. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The deadline is quickly approaching for Illinois residents who need to renew their driver’s licenses or state ID cards, after the Secretary of State Jesse White’s office granted an extension amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Kremlin has voiced concern about a possible escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict as the U.S. issued a strong warning to Russia to stay away from Ukraine

The Biden administration warned on Wednesday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would trigger “high impact” U.S. sanctions that would surpass any previously imposed on Moscow.