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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...

Bremen High School District 228 Board President Kristine Resler swear in Laurence Patterson II during a school board meeting June 17, 2025. (Bremen District 228)

Defeated Markham Park Board member appointed to Bremen District 228 Board

By Addison Wright

June 25, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.

Laurence Patterson II, who lost reelection to the Markham Park Board, will join the Bremen...

Gov. JB Pritzker greets legislators as he arrives with his wife, MK Pritzker, to deliver his annual budget address on Feb. 19, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker to announce he’s running for a third term in 2026

By Rick Pearson

June 25, 2025 at 6:22 a.m.

JB Pritzker’s decision to run for governor again settles a significant issue for next year's...

An election inspector holds a stack of mail-in and early voting ballots to be fed into a vote tabulator in a central count room at the Kenosha, Wisconsin Municipal Building, Nov. 5, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

DuPage GOP to launch vote-by-mail pilot program to combat Democratic strides

By Tess Kenny

June 12, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

After a spring election in which Democrats were victorious across the suburbs, DuPage County Republicans...

Senate President Don Harmon looks over the paperwork of a House bill during debates on the Senate floor at the Illinois Capitol building on May 29, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon faces potential $9.8 million fine for improperly accepting campaign cash

By Ray Long

June 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon has vowed to appeal the case alleging he broke a...

FILE – Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, from left, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend a campaign event, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

President Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates in upcoming elections

By Michelle L. Price

June 7, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

The president said Saturday that he has no desire to repair his relationship with Elon...

This combination of photos shows Rafal Trzaskowski, left, in Warsaw, Friday, May 9, 2025, and Karol Nawrocki, right, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (AP Photos/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

An exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff shows the race is too close to call

By Vanessa Gera

June 1, 2025 at 2:40 p.m.

An exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff on Sunday shows the two candidates are very...

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, of Matteson, before speaking at the City Club of Chicago, May 12, 2025, recently announced she is launching a Democratic primary campaign for Dick Durbin's Senate seat. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Field grows for successors to Robin Kelly, 5 either running or exploring options

By Mike Nolan

May 29, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

Five people say they are running or interested in running to replace U.S. Rep. Robin...

Lake County Board of Elections and Registration Director Michelle Fajman, center, and assistant director Jessica Messler, left, search for the voter-verified paper audit trail that contains the ballot selected to be audited. (Alexandra Kukulka/Post-Tribune)

Post-special election audit comes up clean

By Alexandra Kukulka

May 28, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

About a dozen Lake County Board of Elections and Registration employees helped Voting System Technical...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Here’s why Kamala Harris could run for governor of California and bypass another White House bid

By Michael R. Blood

May 22, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

After a bitter loss to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris is thinking...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

President Trump has amassed $600 million in political donations. Here’s how he plans to use it.

By Jill Colvin

May 22, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, President Donald Trump has...