(AP) _ Women are underrepresented in elected offices across the U.S., but Illinois has some bright spots ... municipalities in the state. Women make up about 32 percent of the General Assembly ...

Janet Ayer Fairbank, of Chicago, center, was a prominent suffragette who had the honor of being the grand ... Suffrage Bill that gave Illinois women the right to vote. Dunne signed the bill ...

Galicia Malone, 21, was determined to vote in her first presidential election. Nov. 6, 2012 — -- A Chicago mom-to-be didn't let being in labor ... Cook County Clerk's Office.

Illinois women ... Chicago mayor who had grown up in Peoria, signed the Municipal Voting Act, allowing women to vote in presidential elections and for all local offices except those specifically ...

It feels like the 2024 election cycle just ended, but municipalities and townships around the state of Illinois ... being finalized around the area, but we have links below to the county clerk’s ...

Here’s a look at Illinois women in elected office: LEGISLATURE Women make up about 32 percent of the General Assembly, holding 57 of the 177 seats. Colorado has the highest percentage of women ...