* Subscribers know more. ICYMI:Democrats flip at least 4 General Assembly seats, maintain statewide offices. The Daily Line…

- In the State House, Democrats flipped a seat in DuPage County held by retiring Republican Amy Grant. The Associated Press called the District 47 race for Erica Bray-Parker, who leads Republican Robert Vrankovich by 18 percent with more than 95 percent of the vote counted.
- The party also picked up the 52nd District, the AP called the race for Democrat Maria Peterson over incumbent Republican Rep. Martin McLaughlin.
- In the State Senate, Rep. Nabeela Syed (D-Inverness) upset incumbent Republican Darcy Hills in 26th District. The race was among the most expensive General Assembly campaigns ever, with $6.5 million raised between Syed and Hills.

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* At 11, Gov. JB Pritzker will host a “Fighting for Illinois” press conference with community leaders about the need for the next Congress to deliver urgent relief to Illinoisans. Click here to watch.

*** Isabel’s Top Picks ***

* NBC | Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker rolls out a Day One road map for Congress: Fresh off a victory for a third gubernatorial term and looking toward a potential run for president in 2028, Pritzker is set to release a detailed 75-page plan Wednesday, with ideas on everything from increasing the federal minimum wage to restoring SNAP and Medicaid cuts. The plan, which the governor has spent months crafting, was first shared with NBC News.

* Sun-Times | Democrat Syed beats Republican Hills in one of the most expensive Illinois legislative races ever: Syed, a state representative from Inverness, challenged Hills, the Republican incumbent from Barrington Hills, beating her in campaign fundraising by more than 2 to 1. Syed won with 57% of the vote. […] The $6.5 million raised makes it one of the most expensive General Assembly contests ever, said Alisa Kaplan, executive director of Reform for Illinois. Syed received at least $4.7 million in contributions, much of it from her party, while Hills raised $1.8 million, said Kaplan, whose organization runs the Illinois Sunshine Database.

* Daily Herald | Peterson beats McLaughlin in 52nd House District rematch: The Associated Press has called the 52nd House district race for Democratic challenger Maria Peterson. With 97% of the estimated ballots counted, Peterson garnered 55.9% of votes, while incumbent Republican Martin McLaughlin had 44.1%.

*** Statehouse News ***

* Center Square | Croke elected comptroller as Dems sweep state offices: With her projected win over Republican Bryan Drew, Croke will replace current Comptroller Susana Mendoza, D-Chicago, who decided not to seek reelection and is instead running for mayor of Chicago in February 2027. Attorney General Kwame Raoul had a massive lead on Tuesday night over Republican challenger Bob Fioretti. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias also held a seemingly insurmountable lead over Republican Diane Harris.

* CNI | Stratton coasts to victory to become Illinois’ newest U.S. senator: The Associated Press called the race as soon as the polls closed. With 73% of votes counted at 10 p.m., Stratton had 61% of the vote to 37% for Tracy, a margin of about 788,000 votes out of more than 1.8 million cast. Independent Whitfield Harrington was a distant third with 1.6%. Stratton, who has served as lieutenant governor under Gov. JB Pritzker for the past eight years, greeted cheering supporters at an election watch party in Chicago’s South Side.

* Evanston Round Table | Patrick Hanley wins 9th District State Senate seat: Winnetka Democrat Patrick Hanley, an environmental activist and small business owner, won the 9th District Illinois Senate seat Tuesday evening, handily defeating Glenview Republican Tom Lally to succeed outgoing State Sen. Laura Fine of Glenview. Fine chose not to seek reelection, instead running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat, which U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky will vacate at the end of her term. Former Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss defeated Fine and other candidates in the primary, and he won the general election by a large margin Tuesday night.

*** Chicago ***

* Sun-Times | Chicago Teachers Union poised to capture half of school board district seats, but loses president’s race: The CTU did not have candidates in five of the 20 district races after failing to put up candidates in two of those races, while three of their candidates got pushed off the ballot through petition challenges. The CTU was outspent by a margin of 4-to-1 with Sacks alone pumping more than $8 million into the races.

* Crain’s | Teamsters picket outside Pritzker bash at Navy Pier: The strike, which began at O’Hare International Airport and McCormick Place convention center on Election Day, was extended to Navy Pier in the evening. Pritzker’s team participated in an afternoon call trying to avoid having an active picket line outside Navy Pier, according to a source familiar with the call. Earlier in the day, Local 727 Secretary Treasurer John Coli Jr. called on Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul to “honor any potential picket line” at Navy Pier, saying “working people deserve more than just words.”

* Block Club | Here’s How Chicago Voted On Millionaires Tax, Public Fairgrounds And Other Referendums: Chicagoans on Tuesday voted decisively in favor of two ballot questions that asked whether the state of Illinois should impose a new tax on millionaires to fund public education and other initiatives. The idea of a millionaires tax has been talked about for years, but it has gained support recently from powerful politicians, including Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch — although an effort to advance the policy earlier this year in Springfield did not move forward.

* Block Club | Chicago Voters Spend Hours In Line As Polling Places Run Out Of Ballots Across City: In those cases, voters had to wait to use the few electronic voting booths that were available, leading to long lines and harsh words for election officials. On the Far North Side, Goudy Elementary School, 5120 N. Winthrop Ave., ran out of paper ballots for some 48th Ward voters by 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, prompting a long wait to use the single electronic voting machine, election judge Adam Honaker said. The polling place was initially given 50 paper ballots, he said.

*** Cook County and Suburbs ***

* Daily Herald | Republicans appear to lose District 17 as only seat on Cook County Board and gain none: The outcome seemed to complete the gradual elimination of Republican commissioners on the board during the 16-year tenure of President Toni Preckwinkle, the head of the county’s Democratic party, which spent more than $700,000 in this campaign on three races with some risk of Republican victory. Unofficial results indicated Democratic Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg of La Grange had defeated Republican Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman of Orland Park in their race to replace Republican Sean Morrison of Palos Park.

* Daily Herald | Lake County voters reject 1% sales tax to help fund schools: A tough sell in any environment, this request fell flat for voters who may have agreed with the concept but felt it the wrong time to ask already stretched consumers to shoulder another expense. Unofficial estimated totals showed 57% of voters against and 43% in favor. The county clerk’s office reported technical difficulties which delayed vote posting. As of 11 p.m., Election Day and early voting ballots had been added and only vote-by-mail ballots were listed as being partially included.

* Daily Herald | Democrat Johnson victorious in Kane County sheriff election: “I’m just very thrilled for the community and the trust they have instilled in me,” Johnson said, and she promised to work to live up to that trust. As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial totals showed Johnson, a Democrat from Sugar Grove, with 103,301 votes and her Republican opponent Rob Russell with 62,241 votes.

* Daily Herald | Voters back District 214 tax hike, in first referendum in 55 years: In what was the first referendum in Arlington Heights-based Northwest Suburban High School District 214 in 55 years, 61% of voters favored a request to borrow $295 million, while 39% were opposed, according to the unofficial totals. The ballot question came four years after a facilities assessment identified some $850 million in potential upgrades across the district’s seven campuses, where buildings are between 53 and nearly 70 years old.

* Daily Southtown | Democrats leading in Will County countywide races: With all precincts reporting, Democrats were leading in Will County countywide elections and may be taking control of the Will County Board. In the clerk’s race, Democratic challenger Michelle Stiff was leading with 57.32% to incumbent Clerk Annette Parker with 42.68% with all precincts counted, according to unofficial results.

*** Downstate ***

* WAND | Paula Crouch wins election for Sangamon County Sheriff: Crouch was appointed sheriff two years ago following the retirement of former Sheriff Jack Campbell, who stepped down in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey by former deputy Sean Grayson. Crouch, who previously spent more than 24 years with the Springfield Police Department and retired as a lieutenant, said her primary motivation has been rebuilding the department from the ground up.

* WCIA | Ammons seeks 3rd term as Champaign County Clerk, faces Alan Anderson: Ammons has fallen under recent scrutiny for errors on ballots that included a misspelling of a candidate’s name and listing candidates under the wrong races. Anderson, a computer programmer, said he would make it a priority to ensure ballots are reviewed before being given to voters. “We need people to review things and make sure they’re getting checked before things go out to the public,” Anderson said. “It’s just a matter of process, you know? It’s like nobody cares.”

* WGLT | U.S. Rep. LaHood beats Democratic challenger Paul Nolley in Illinois’ 16th District: With 60% of votes tallied, the Associated Press announced LaHood, R-Dunlap, had defeated Paul Nolley by a 17-point margin to win in the 16th Congressional District. LaHood, the former federal prosecutor who was first elected to Congress in 2015, said he plans to work for everyone in his district, including those who did not vote for him.

* WGLT | Joshua Crockett defeats McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael, becoming first countywide Democrat in four decades: With all but a handful of precincts left to count, McLean County Democratic Party Chair Patrick Cortesi declared victory at around 9:30 p.m. with Crockett ultimately edging out Michael by a 12-point margin. Crockett was leading with 56% of the vote with 100% of precincts reporting unofficial results.