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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...

FILE – A podium is prepared before Democrats hold news conference on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House before votes to end the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns

By Ali Swenson

February 7, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s second term has presented an array of opportunities for political opponents, from...

Lake County Government Center, Crown Point. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County Council will see shakeup as filing window closes

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 7, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

When the clock struck noon on Friday to mark the end of candidate filing, there...

Competing for a U.S. Senate seat, U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly, from left, and Raja Krishnamoorthi and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton attend a public forum at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA headquarters in the West Loop on Feb. 6, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Democratic Senate contenders clash over PAC money, ICE abolition in heated Illinois primary debate

By Rick Pearson

February 6, 2026 at 6:48 p.m.

U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi called Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton a hypocrite over...

Attorney General Pam Bondi, joined at left by FBI Director Kash Patel, and Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, appear before reporters at the Justice Department, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington, to announce the capture of a key participant in the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pam Bondi dismisses concerns over Tulsi Gabbard’s role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

By David Klepper

February 6, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she is not worried that the involvement of Director...

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales speaks during a public meeting regarding election scheduling and voting centers at Munster Town Hall on Oct. 8, 2025. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana candidates refile candidacy paperwork due to notary questions

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 6, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

Northwest Indiana state legislators said candidates were filing amendments to their candidacy paperwork in the...

Democratic candidates for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, from left, Eric France, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Adal Regis, state Sen. Robert Peters and state Sen. Willie Preston meet with the Tribune Editorial Board on Feb. 5, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Jabs at Jesse Jackson Jr., Donna Miller as South Side Congress race heats up

By Jake Sheridan

February 6, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

Opponents are focusing on Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller after a large fundraising haul. And...

Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi speaks during a joint meeting between the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the Republican County Chairmen's Association on Aug. 14, 2025, at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Illinois GOP urges early, mail voting despite Trump’s baseless fraud claims and calls to nationalize elections

By Rick Pearson

February 6, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

The dichotomy between the state GOP's efforts and the Republican president's comments reflects the difficulties...

Holly Kim, a candidate for Illinois comptroller, attends a rally on Jan. 20, 2026, in Chicago’s Federal Plaza to support democracy on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

How a campaign contribution loss in CHKN tokens has made crypto an issue in Illinois’ comptroller race

By Jeremy Gorner

February 6, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Holly Kim, a candidate for Illinois comptroller, lost value in a campaign contribution through a...

Pat Hynes, candidate for Cook County assessor, heads to the lectern to speak during the Cook County Democratic Party primary slating on July 17, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

South, West Side officials back Pat Hynes for Cook County assessor over Fritz Kaegi

By A.D. Quig

February 5, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Black officials backed Pat Hynes’ bid for Cook County assessor Thursday, highlighting still-fresh anger over...

Gina Eshu fills out an application for a ballot certificate for a registered voter during the Illinois primary election on March 19, 2024, at a polling place at Chicago Filmmakers in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Illinois voter guide to the 2026 primary election on March 17

By Jack O'Connor

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

Illinois Democratic and Republican voters will soon decide their party’s nominees for races at the...