Should Illinois allow mail-in ballots to be counted if they are received after Election Day? The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in.

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that became the first Thanksgiving, it's one of Illinois' favorite sons who is responsible for the Thanksgiving holiday as we know it today.

Judicial Watch is calling on the Supreme Court to reverse rulings on Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted for 14 days after Election Day.

Families gathered in Byron to greet the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train in one of its first Illinois stops of 2024.

A conservative legal organization is ratcheting up its opposition to the requirement in Illinois that mail-in ballots be counted for 14 days after Election Day by calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse federal court rulings that upheld the law because three Republican plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to challenge it.

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How an incoming Trump administration with a Republican controlled Congress will impact the finances of Democrat-run cities and states is still unclear. Speaking with news outlet The Free Press, venture capitalist Peter Thiel said a big issue coming to a head is the looming bankruptcy of blue states and cities like Illinois and Chicago.

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The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted 14 days after the election.