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Five candidates vying for open Indiana Secretary of State seat

By Anna Ortiz

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Candidates are describing this year’s secretary of state race as pivotal, with five individuals campaigning...

Will County government offices in Joliet (Daily Southtown file photo)

Democrats challenge two Republican leaders in Will County District 4 race

By Michelle Mullins

October 11, 2026 at 7:15 a.m.

Incumbent Republicans Jim Richmond and Steve Balich face Democrats Sheri Boniecki-Cooling and William Pratt in...

Chicago school board incumbent Karen Zaccor District 4A, left, with challengers Ellen Sherratt, center, and Angel Alvarez respond to a questions during a forum in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

By Kate Armanini

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a...

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, on Oct. 12, 2022. Feigenholtz faces 29-year-old Nick Uniejewski in the upcoming election. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois Democrats spend $190,000 to defend state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz from progressive challenger

By Jack O'Connor

March 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Democratic Party of Illinois' six-figure expenditure for mailers supporting state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz's campaign...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County Board seats in play, with new faces guaranteed among 17 commissioners

By A.D. Quig

March 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Up for grabs in primary elections Tuesday are two suburban districts covering much of the...

Election judge Beverly, right, helps voter Bobbie Townsend at Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood of Chicago on March 2, 2026, during the early voting period. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Unprecedented $62 million shapes Chicago-area congressional primaries, some decry ‘highest bidder’ politics

By Jake Sheridan

March 13, 2026 at 6:01 p.m.

The four most competitive Democratic congressional primaries in Illinois has witnessed a massive influx of...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, left, and Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes listen as political correspondent Paris Schutz asks a question during a debate for the Democratic nomination for Cook County Assessor at WFLD-Ch. 32, Feb. 18, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Cook County assessor candidates grapple over the reasons for skyrocketing property taxes

By A.D. Quig

March 13, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes are fighting for control of the office that...

Election workers process absentee ballots at Warren City Hall on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Michigan. (Katy Kildee/The Detroit News/TNS)

Michigan lawmakers debating major changes to when certain elections are held

By The Detroit News

March 11, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

The Senate Elections and Ethics Committee, chaired by Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Bloomfield Township, voted 5-1...

Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle and challenger Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, prepare for a debate at WTTW-Ch. 11 in Chicago for the next term of Cook County Board president on March 3, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Cook County Board president race hinges on whether voters want steady hand or new course

By A.D. Quig

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Toni Preckwinkle is running for her fifth term. If she’s ultimately successful, she would equal...

The top Democratic candidates for Illinois' 7th Congressional District are, clockwise from top left, Anthony Driver, Jason Friedman, state Rep. La Shawn Ford, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Dr. Thomas Fisher, Kina Collins, Richard Boykin, Reed Showalter and Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, center. Others on the ballot include Democrats David Ehrlich, Anabel Mendoza, Jazmin Robinson, and Felix Tello, as well as Republicans Chad Koppie and Patricia “P Rae” Easley. (Brian Cassella, Antonio Perez and E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Retirement of US Rep Danny Davis sparks scramble — and flood of PAC dollars — for seat

By Alice Yin

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Danny Davis’ retirement comes after three decades of representing the 7th Congressional District and has...

Several hundred voters wait in line to cast ballots outside the 44th Ward early voting site at the Merlo Library in the 600 block of West Belmont Avenue on Nov. 1, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks ‘democracy zones’ outside polls to stop Trump interference

By Jake Sheridan

March 10, 2026 at 6:17 p.m.

The mayor's plan says “No area within a Democracy Zone may be used for civil...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, held a Community Conversation at the St. John VFW Auxiliary Post 717 on Monday, March 9, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Mrvan answers questions on Iran, election and ICE in St. John

By Maya Wilkins

March 10, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, hosted two community conversations to update voters on Congressional actions...

A rendering by architect firm Perkins & Will shows the exterior of an indoor aquatic facility proposed by the Park District of Oak Park that is the subject of a referendum question in the March 17 election. (Perkins & Will)

Park District of Oak Park asking voters to fund new indoor swim facility

By Alicia Fabbre

March 10, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

The Park District of Oak Park is seeking $40 million to build a new aquatic...