Democratic House District 62 candidate Laura Faver Dias of Grayslake speaks at a rally in Grayslake Wednesday with Supreme Court candidate Judge Elizabeth Rochford and Gov. JB Pritzker. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

Multiple races in Lake County are garnering attention from the state’s political leaders as Republicans hope to pick up House seats in the county to reduce the Democrats’ super majority in the General Assembly.

Lake County is also included in the competitive state Supreme Court race between Lake County Judge Elizabeth Rochford (D-Lake Forest) and former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran.

Gov. JB Pritzker, left, speaks at a rally in Waukegan Wednesday alongside Lake County Democratic State Central Committee member Lauren Beth Gash. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

A new WGN/Emerson College poll released Wednesday shows gaps between Republican and Democratic candidates have tightened in recent weeks, but Democrats still hold leads in all races.

Connie Cain of Gilberts, left, and Rep. Suzanne Ness (D-Crystal Lake) are running in the 66th House District.

Rep. Suzanne Ness (D-Crystal Lake) is asking voters for a second term in the House even as Republicans are eyeing her seat as an opportunity to take a seat away from the Democrats’ super majority in the House.

Democrat Eric Sorensen speaks at a news conference in Rock Island Tuesday with Gov. JB Pritzker. [JB for Governor]

In a race that could determine the balance of the U.S. House, Gov. JB Pritzker stumped for Democrat Eric Sorensen in the 17th Congressional District Tuesday leaning on his familiar message pushing abortion rights.

Illinois AFL-CIO Secretary and Treasurer Pat Devaney speaks at a news conference in Chicago Monday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

First responder unions are calling attention to the benefits they believe their members and the public will receive if Amendment 1, also known as the Workers Rights Amendment, is approved by voters next month.

Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington), left, and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, right, are running for secretary of state.

For the first time in over 20 years, the race for Illinois secretary of state features two new candidates in Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) who hopes to advance his political career and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias who is running for office for the first time in 12 years.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is pictured. [Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago] 

Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown said Friday during a City Council budget hearing for the department he wants state lawmakers to amend the SAFE-T Act to prevent violent offenders from being released on electronic monitoring while they await trail.

Ads attacking or supporting candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court.

If it feels like TV advertising in the Illinois Supreme Court races is at levels it’s never been at before, that’s because it is, according to research from the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks TV advertising in state Supreme Court races around the country.

Gov. JB Pritzker visits Mid-America Carpenters Union in Elk Grove Village earlier this year. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]  

The first question voters will see on their ballot this November is a proposed constitutional amendment that would make collective bargaining a constitutional right in Illinois, effectively outlawing right-to-work laws that have been passed in other states.

Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), right, participate in a debate at WGN’s studios in Chicago Tuesday. [WGN-TV] 

Three weeks before election night, Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) met for a final televised debate to make one more pitch to voters and show case their starkly different candidacies.