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,...
After Supreme Court ruling, Postal Service stops work on computer system aimed to limit voting by mail By Steven Sloan September 17, 2026 at 6:42 p.m. The U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald...
Mid-decade redistricting put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says By Matt Brown September 17, 2026 at 5:52 p.m. The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts...
Chicago school board president candidates field questions in televised town hall By Kate Armanini September 16, 2026 at 2:25 p.m. The four candidates for Chicago school board president spent their first televised town hall mapping...
Illinois Democrats cheer Supreme Court mail-in voting order while President Trump lashes out at justices By Rick Pearson September 15, 2026 at 6:26 p.m. President Trump blasted several Supreme Court justices over the ruling, which prevented the U.S. Postal...
Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters By Jonathan J. Cooper September 15, 2026 at 6:29 a.m. Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over...
Northwest Side attorney Bill Quinlan enters Chicago mayoral race By A.D. Quig September 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Attorney William J. Quinlan, who has worked behind the scenes with some of the state’s...
Supreme Court rejects President Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms By Lindsay Whitehurst September 14, 2026 at 6:50 p.m. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping...
Trump backs Darren Bailey for Illinois governor as GOP candidate has sought to distance himself from president By Rick Pearson September 14, 2026 at 4:47 p.m. The presidential endorsement undercuts Darren Bailey's attempts to distance himself from a president unpopular in...
Ballot item to ask Clarendon Hills voters if village clerk should become appointed position By Chuck Fieldman September 14, 2026 at 10:33 a.m. A referendum on changing the village clerk position in Clarendon Hills from an elected post...
Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power By Steve Peoples September 14, 2026 at 7:20 a.m. An increasing number of Democrats in red and blue states are distancing themselves from their...