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Then-House Minority Leader Rep. Jim Durkin attends a gun legislation hearing at the Bilandic Building in Chicago on Dec. 12, 2022. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

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 man rides his bicycle past a closed meat market in the Scotlandville section of Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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,...

The Will County Office Building in Joliet. (Vincent D. Johnson/Daily Southtown)

Election preview: Three vie for two seats in Eastern Will County’s third district

By Michelle Mullins

October 3, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

Incumbents Frankfort Republican Daniel Butler and Steger Democrat Sherry Newquist, and challenger Democrat Marc McKirdie...

An election worker makes final checks on voting machines inside the Chicago Voter Supersite on Sept. 30, 2026. Early voting begins on Thursday at 9 a.m. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Chicago-area election officials gear up for potential ICE, FBI presence at the polls after Trump threats

By Rick Pearson

October 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Citing recent comments by President Donald Trump and top administration officials, lawsuits have been filed...

Ed Hershey, from left, Patty García, moderator Anita Blanton, Chris Getty and Lupe Castillo participate in a candidate debate for the Illinois 4th Congressional District seat on Sept. 29, 2026, at FOX 32 television studio in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Illinois 4th District race: Rivals hit Patty García over ballot moves in race to succeed Jesús ‘Chuy’ García

By Jake Sheridan

September 30, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

At the first opportunity, the three challengers went after Patty García for what they argued...

Lake County election officials test voting machines on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County election officials put voting machines through their paces

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 29, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

After Tuesday’s board meeting, Lake County Election Board members and other employees conducted the second...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pete Hegseth says national security and military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms

By Jonathan J. Cooper

September 29, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

By JONATHAN J. COOPER The U.S. National Security Agency and other military intelligence and cybersecurity...

Postmaster General David Steiner poses for a photograph at the United States Postal Service headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’

By Steven Sloan

September 28, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

During a lengthy interview, David Steiner seemed surprised at points by his reception in Washington....

This combination photo shows Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, from left, Rahm Emanuel, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (AP Photo)

Democrats keep going to South Carolina to stump for midterm candidates. It’s all about 2028.

By Meg Kinnard

September 28, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

In the next few weeks, five Democrats who are believed to be mulling 2028 campaigns...

Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey laughs while campaigning outside Soldier Field before the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

In Illinois governor race, Darren Bailey sticks to SAFE-T Act attack despite falling crime numbers

By Jeremy Gorner

September 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The two-time Republican nominee for governor says he doesn't object to the law's effort of...

The Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now

By Ali Swenson

September 25, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, left, sits beside Arlington Heights Pastor John Elleson, right, at a 9th Congressional District debate held by the League of Women Voters of Evanston on Sept. 24, 2026. The forum was held at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Daniel Biss, John Elleson differ on war, ICE, in 9th Congressional District debate

By Claire Murphy

September 25, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

Candidates touched on pressing national issues of affordability, foreign policy and immigration in debate for...