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Tower Green in Western Springs will be the backdrop for a Get out the Vote Rally organized by Indivisible West Suburban Chicago from 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 17. (Steve Metsch/Daily Southtown)

Grassroots group holding ‘get out the vote rally’ in Western Springs

By Steve Metsch

October 12, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago will encourage early voting at a rally from 1 to 2...

State representatives work in the House chamber May 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Republican Adam Beaty challenges Rep. Anthony DeLuca for 80th state House

By Evy Lewis

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

Police Sgt. Adam Beaty, Rep. Anthony DeLuca talk property taxes, data centers and solar farms...

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

Will County District 5 candidates talk solar farms, Des Plaines River bridge

By Michelle Mullins

October 12, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Democrats Sherry Williams and Karen Johnson face Republicans Dave Oxley and James “JJ” Balonek in...

Poll workers help people get set up to vote at a polling site in Garfield, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bomb threats in New Jersey and Trump warnings for California mark Election Day

By Julie Carr Smyth

November 4, 2025 at 8:31 p.m.

Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting...

Cook County Board commissioners line up at the county clerk’s office on Oct. 27, 2025, to file nominating petitions for the March primary election, including, from left, Jessica Vásquez, 8th, Josina Morita, 13th, and Kisha McCaskill, 5th. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Open seats and crowded fields in Cook County primary election

By A.D. Quig

November 5, 2025 at 8:14 a.m.

Whether candidates make it to March 2026 primary ballots will now depend on whether their...

Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley welcomes Liz, a bloodhound, to the department's K-9 unit in Sept. 2020. Two Democrats and three Republicans have filed to replace Kelley, who is retiring, in the 2026 elections. (Alicia Fabbre/for the Daily Southtown)

Five candidates file for Will County sheriff; primaries likely in four county board districts

By Michelle Mullins

November 4, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Five candidates will run for Will County sheriff to replace retiring Mike Kelley, while all...

Campaign signs for Virginia gubernatorial nominees Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears are on display outside City Hall in Fairfax, Va., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

Takeaways from Election Day 2025: Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump’s GOP

By Will Weissert

November 5, 2025 at 7:49 a.m.

Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García speaks during a news conference at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights headquarters in the Loop on Sept. 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

US Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García not running for reelection, source says, as last candidates file for 2026 campaigns

By Rick Pearson

November 4, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

The congressman's chief of staff, Patty Garcia, also filed to run for the 4th Congressional...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, addresses the audience at one of his community conversations at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting on Saturday, Nov.1, 2025. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Mrvan advocates for bipartisan immigration reform during community forum

By Alexandra Kukulka

November 4, 2025 at 10:14 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan said the nation is facing “challenging times” when it comes to...

FILE – Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, left, shake hands with Democratic candidate for governor Mikie Sherrill, right, before a gubernatorial debate Sept. 21, 2025, in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

What’s on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became president

By Robert Yoon

November 3, 2025 at 8:28 a.m.

One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic...

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

New York City mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

By Anthony Izaguirre

November 3, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

Ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Oct. 27, 2025, at the County Clerk’s Office, to file nominating petitions for the March primary election. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County leaders get some but not all property tax relief legislation sought in Springfield

By A.D. Quig

October 31, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, gestures during a roundtable to discuss current challenges related to Medicaid at Porter-Starke Services on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 in Valparaiso. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

U.S. Rep. Mrvan discusses government shutdown, Indiana’s redistricting efforts

By Alexandra Kukulka

October 30, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan said the Democrats' efforts to lower healthcare costs amid the government...