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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...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting Nov. 20, 2025, before the vote on the 2026 budget proposal. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher challenges appointee Kisha McCaskill for 5th District Cook County Board seat

By Evy Lewis

February 15, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher is challenging appointee Kisha McCaskill, of Harvey, appointed to the Cook...

Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, right, talks before a Fair Maps Illinois panel discussion on Aug. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Leaders suspend latest effort to alter Illinois Constitution and curb partisanship in legislative mapmaking

By Rick Pearson

February 13, 2026 at 4:48 p.m.

Bill Daley and Ray LaHood said the timing is “not ripe” amid a polarized climate...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, 16th, questions Mayor Brandon Johnson before the House Oversight Committee on March 5, 2025, during a hearing on Capitol Hill about sanctuary cities and immigration policy. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois Republicans weigh fealty to Trump as president’s agenda faces backlash and shutdown threat

By Daniel C. Vock

February 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois’ three House Republicans — all loyal Trump supporters who reliably vote with the president...

Signs on Sept. 15, 2025, in Franklin Park near a memorial for Silverio Villegas González, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Toni Preckwinkle calls for charges against federal immigration agents in local shootings

By A.D. Quig

February 13, 2026 at 6:23 a.m.

Toni Preckwinkle called Thursday for State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke to pursue charges against federal...

GOP U.S. Senate contenders Casey Chlebek, from left, Jeannie Evans and former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy prepare for their debate on Feb. 11, 2026, at WLS-Ch. 7. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

3 Illinois GOP rivals for US Senate sidestep criticizing President Donald Trump in debate but note differences

By Rick Pearson

February 12, 2026 at 5:19 p.m.

Don Tracy, Jeannie Evans and Casey Chlebek appeared Wednesday night at an hourlong debate. Each...

The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, is seen Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta, as FBI agents search at the main election facility. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FBI search of Georgia election offices relied on years-old claims of fraud, affidavit shows

By Kate Brumback

February 10, 2026 at 6:11 p.m.

The FBI obtained a search warrant to seize hundreds of boxes of ballots from election...

State Rep. Margaret Croke, a Democratic candidate for comptroller, participates in a forum at Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood on Nov. 18, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker endorses Margaret Croke in Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller

By Jeremy Gorner

February 9, 2026 at 5:26 p.m.

State Rep. Croke is one of four Democratic candidates running in the March 17 primary...

The Illinois State Capitol oThe Illinois State Capitol on Oct. 15, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai) n Oct. 15, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Two challengers attempt to unseat Sen. Emil Jones III in Democratic primary for 14th Senate District

By Evy Lewis

February 9, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

Ahmed Karrar and Kenny Williams are both challenging the incumbent Sen. Emil Jones III in...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks during a press conference on Dec. 31, 2025, to highlight the expiration of ACA tax credits. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Toni Preckwinkle didn’t seek Chicago Teachers Union’s endorsement. Why not?

By Alice Yin

February 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Toni Preckwinkle, seeking her fifth term as Cook County Board president, said she did not...

Incoming U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is the center of attention on Nov. 13, 1998, as she and the new representatives gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington for a formal picture. (Pete Souza/baiduhai)

Illinois 9th District race tests long Jewish legacy in 15-way Democratic Party fight to succeed Schakowsky

By Olivia Olander

February 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois’ 9th Congressional District has an almost unbroken tradition of Jewish representation but that history...