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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...

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks during a press conference in the Indiana Statehouse rotunda following a visit by Vice President JD Vance in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Poll indicates most voters oppose mid-decade redistricting

By Alexandra Kukulka

September 11, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

A majority of people across three political parties — Republicans, Democrats and independents — oppose...

Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, addresses the floor during new business time at the City Council meeting at City Hall on June 18, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Downtown alderman announces run against Preckwinkle for Cook County Board president

By A.D. Quig

September 10, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly formally announced his intent Wednesday to take on Cook County Board...

Attendees look at maps of legislative districts at a hearing to get public input on congressional redistricting at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso, Indiana on Friday, August 6, 2021. (Michael Gard for the Post-Tribune)

Officials question splitting up Porter County in potential Indiana redistricting

By Alexandra Kukulka

September 6, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

As Indiana legislators consider redistricting, Porter County officials are lukewarm to the idea of splitting...

City of Gary common councilwoman Lori Latham speaks during a gathering celebrate a project to raze abandoned homes in the Aetna neighborhood on Monday, February 26, 2024. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

‘This is an effort to cheat’: Gary council comes out against redistricting

By Maya Wilkins

September 5, 2025 at 1:04 p.m.

The Gary Common Council unanimously supported a resolution that opposed mid-census redistricting of Indiana's congressional...

Ted Dabrowski discusses his candidacy for governor 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)

Conservative Ted Dabrowski loans his campaign more than $250,000 as he vies for GOP governor nomination

By Rick Pearson

August 29, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

Conservative Ted Dabrowski previously served as vice president at the libertarian leaning Illinois Policy Institute,...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with Mark Fortney during a town hall meeting Wednesday at Woodland Park in Portage. (Doug Ross/Post-Tribune)

Mrvan warns of increasing extremism by redistricting in front of large Portage crowd

By Doug Ross

August 28, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan made some jabs at the Trump administration and the Republican leaders...

Former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy talks with reporters during Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair, Aug. 14, 2025, in Springfield. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Republican US Senate hopeful Don Tracy lends $2M to his campaign fund

By Rick Pearson

August 27, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

The former Illinois GOP chairman might be little known outside state GOP circles, but Don...

Indiana state Rep. Earl Harris Jr, right, D-East Chicago, chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, speaks along with politicians from Indiana and Texas, Aug. 13, 2025, in Chicago to warn of the dangers of irregular redistricting and the Texans continue to try to prevent a redistricting effort by Republicans in their state. From left in front are Indiana state Reps. Vanessa Summers, D-Indianapolis, and Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, Texas state Reps. Nicole Collier, D-95th, Mary Ann Perez, D-144th, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, D-115th, and Jon Rosenthal, D-135th. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Indiana Democrats criticize redistricting efforts as GOP leaders meet with Trump

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Indiana Senate and House Democratic members held a press conference Tuesday morning at the Indianapolis...

Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, D-137th, center, talks to Democrat politicians from Indiana on Aug. 13, 2025, in Chicago before more Texas politicians arrived for a press conference. The majority of Northwest Indiana’s Republican delegation won’t attend next week’s meeting at the White House, where redistricting will likely be discussed, while Indiana’s Congressional House Republican delegation supports the effort to redistrict.(Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Indiana Republican congressional delegation supports redistricting; NWI legislators won’t head to D.C. for meeting

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 24, 2025 at 2:04 p.m.

The majority of Northwest Indiana’s Republican delegation won’t attend next week’s meeting at the White...

California Assembly member Sade Elhawary, D-Los Angeles, celebrates after the Assembly approved the first of three measures to redraw the state’s Congressional districts and put new maps before voters in a special election, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California Gov. Newsom signs legislation calling for special election on redrawn congressional map

By Sophie Austin

August 21, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

California voters will decide in a November special election whether to approve a redrawn congressional...