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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...

Glenwood Village Hall. (Daily Southtown staff)

Coin toss decides final Glenwood trustee seat

By Samantha Moilanen

April 23, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

Incumbent Felicia Brown won Glenwood’s third village trustee seat Tuesday after a Cook County clerk...

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Partisan school board concurrence filed, advances for final Senate consideration

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 22, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

The partisan school board bill overcame an obstacle Tuesday as the Senate motion to dissent...

Partisan school board bill undergoes changes in conference committee

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 21, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

The partisan school board bill will likely undergo some changes, but language allowing candidates to...

Provisional ballots sit in a box during a Lake County Board of Elections meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2020. (Kyle Telechan / Post-Tribune)

Oath of ballot counter bill dies after House committee hearing

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 18, 2025 at 1:49 p.m.

A bill requiring the oath of ballot counter for provisional ballots to be sent to...

Cedar Lake officer could face obstruction charges in election case

By Deborah Laverty

April 17, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

An election complaint filed against a Cedar Lake police officer, who initially refused to conceal...

David Schaafsma's write-in bid for a seat on the Oak Park and River Forest District 200 School Board ended in defeat after election officials posted write-in totals on April 16. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

After write-in votes counted, Josh Gertz confirmed on Oak Park and River Forest School Board

By Bob Skolnik

April 16, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

David Schaafsma's write-in campaign for a seat on the Oak Park and River Forest High...

People lines to vote in the presidential election runoff in Pujili, Ecuador, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador’s incumbent President Daniel Noboa holds lead in early returns in presidential runoff

By Gonzalo Solano

April 13, 2025 at 7:15 p.m.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire, held the lead in early returns from...

Morton Grove Village President Dan DiMaria did not seek reelection. Current Village Trustee Janine Witko ran opposed in the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election to succeed him. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

As mayor Dan DiMaria steps down in Morton Grove, trustee he appointed Janine Witko elected to succeed him

By Jesse Wright

April 11, 2025 at 9:03 a.m.

Current Village Trustee Janine Witko is set to take the reins as mayor of Morton...

State Senate President Don Harmon shakes hands with colleagues Jan. 8, 2025, at the Illinois State Capitol after being reelected to his position. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon disagrees $4 million he took in political donations was improper

By Addison Wright

April 9, 2025 at 6:36 p.m.

Senate President Don Harmon disagrees with Illinois election officials who said he collected millions of...

President Donald Trump makes remarks during an ambassador meeting in the White House in Washington on March 25, 2025. Trump last month signed an executive order that targeted the prominent Chicago-based Jenner & Block law firm where Andrew Weissmann, who served in a senior role in an investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, once worked. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Chicago-based law firm fights Trump executive orders

By Robert Channick

April 9, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President...