Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin endorses Democrat JB Pritzker over Republican Darren Bailey By Rick Pearson October 5, 2026 at 9:02 a.m. The former Illinois House Republican leader's public endorsement of the Democratic governor, in a video...
A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting By Gary Fields October 4, 2026 at 4:49 p.m. Congressional districts are core to debates over racial equality in the South, where white leaders...
Candidates in District 19 differ on ways to fix property tax reform law By Jim Masters October 4, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The race for Indiana House District 19 pits five-term incumbent Rep. Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point,...
Illinois Senate race: Republican Don Tracy, a onetime Democrat, makes long-shot bid against Juliana Stratton By Olivia Olander October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois Republican nominee Don Tracy faces Juliana Stratton, the state's Democratic lieutenant governor, in a...
Indiana legislators pitch unemployment benefit bill for locked-out BP workers By Michelle L. Quinn October 3, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. British Petroleum's actions in the wake of the lockout of more than 800 workers in...
CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor By Alice Yin October 4, 2026 at 2:29 p.m. The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate...
Shirley Drewenski, named interim mayor after death of Christopher Clark, will not seek election to position By Evy Lewis October 2, 2026 at 1:29 p.m. Harvey Mayor Shirley Drewenski, who was elected in an interim capacity by the City Council...
House Democrats grow more bullish about midterms as target list expands By Daniela Altimari October 2, 2026 at 10:55 a.m. Democrats are adding eight more House districts in deep-red terrain to their offensive target list,...
Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anyway. By Rebecca Santana October 2, 2026 at 8:18 a.m. With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if...
Affordability, health care on the minds of District 15 State Representative candidates By Jim Masters October 1, 2026 at 4:45 p.m. The race for House District 15 features Democrat challenger Anthony Oberman of Schererville versus Rep....