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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...

State Rep. Pat Boy, D-Michigan City, listens to a visitor during a town hall meeting to address the proposed Republican redistricting of the state on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Michigan City State Rep. Pat Boy to step down from her seat next week

By Alexandra Kukulka

October 8, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

As Indiana State Rep. Pat Boy announced her retirement Tuesday, the possibility of mid-census redistricting...

A farmer holds a sign supporting U.S. Rep. Mike Bost in Effingham, Illinois on Jan. 24, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

US Supreme Court hears arguments in GOP Illinois congressman’s mail-in ballots suit

By Rick Pearson

October 8, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

Beneath nearly two hours of oral arguments in the case was the fate of Illinois’...

A sample ballot is pictured before early voting starts in California’s statewide special election, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Paula Ulichney-Munoz)

Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump’s power

By Michael R. Blood

October 6, 2025 at 8:11 a.m.

The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the...

Photos of twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, center, who have been held hostage in Gaza since the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, are displayed at a memorial in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Oded Balilty/AP)

Oct. 7 attacks anniversary: Locals commemorate hostages, mourn Israel-Hamas war victims and hope for peace

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

As the two-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war nears, its terror and devastation continue to...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks during the annual luncheon for Personal PAC, an abortion rights advocacy organization, on Sept. 23, 2024, at the Chicago Hilton. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Juliana Stratton gets backing of national women’s abortion rights group in US Senate bid

By Rick Pearson

October 3, 2025 at 7:45 p.m.

EMILY’s List's endorsement of Illinois' lieutenant governor is its first involving 2026 U.S. Senate candidates...

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Wall Street sets more records, but bond yields drop following discouraging data on the job market

By Stan Choe

October 1, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

Wall Street was veering toward losses before the opening bell Wednesday as a U.S. government...

Former state Sen. Darren Bailey greets people after announcing his Republican primary bid for governor, Sept. 25, 2025, at Turner’s Table in Carterville. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Republican Darren Bailey launches second bid for governor with strategy to connect better with Chicago voters

By Jeremy Gorner

September 26, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

Darren Bailey, the former Republican state lawmaker, has a new running mate, Aaron Del Mar...

Protesters, including candidates for the 9th Congressional District, are enveloped in a cloud of gas released by federal agents while they attempt to block a vehicle at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 19, 2025. Bushra Amiwala, beige sweater, center right, a Skokie school board member, stands next to Kat Abughazaleh, a progressive content creator. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, far left with gray hair, wears a black face mask. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Broadview ICE facility becomes backdrop for candidates to signal immigration stance and raise campaign funds

By Olivia Olander

September 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Participating in protests offers candidates an opportunity to demonstrate their opposition to federal immigration policies...

Visitors enter the Lincoln Center Banquet Hall for the Highland Republicans meeting with speaker Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith after media were told to leave the event on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Highland Republicans host “private meeting” with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith

By Maya Wilkins

September 19, 2025 at 4:54 p.m.

Although the meeting was advertised publicly, representatives from the Post-Tribune were told after the meeting...

Ted Dabrowski announces his run for the Illinois governor’s office at a news conferenc in Wilmette on Sept. 12, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

In announcing bid for governor, Republican Ted Dabrowski leaves more questions than answers

By Jeremy Gorner

September 13, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Ted Dabrowski has a sometimes-controversial background and is the former president of the Wirepoints conservative...