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Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (left) addresses the crowd. Buttigieg was in the area on Tuesday to kick off a canvass launch and rally for Congressman Frank Mrvan and State Senate candidate Scott Houldieson at Andorra Banquets in Schererville. The Rally took place on Oct. 13, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune).

Pete Buttigieg rallies Democrats canvassing for Northwest Indiana candidates

By Christin Lazerus

October 13, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Pete Buttigieg knows Northwest Indiana Democrats aren’t alone in being angry about the way things...

Jessica Biggs attends a forum for Chicago Board of Education president candidates at Malcolm X College on Oct. 5, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Billionaire donor Michael Sacks gives $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs

By Kate Armanini

October 13, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic donor Michael Sacks donated $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs, the largest...

DeMotte real estate agent, project manager face off for Indiana State Senate

By Maya Wilkins

October 13, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Democrat Kate-Lynn Holley and Republican James "Jay" Starkey, both of DeMotte, are facing off for...

A sign for new voter registration is seen outside a polling location at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

By Ali Swenson

March 25, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the...

High School District 230, Elementary District 135 offices in Orland Park. (Daily Southtown file photo)

10 candidates for Orland School District 135 Board discuss test scores, taxes

By Olivia Stevens

March 25, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

District 135 schools are Centennial, Center, Park, Prairie, High Point, Liberty, Meadow Ridge Century, Jerling...

Elmhurst District 205 Administrative Center, 162 S. York St., Elmhurst, is pictured in March, 2025. (Graydon Megan/Pioneer Press)

Five vying for three seats on Elmhurst School Board

By Graydon Megan

March 25, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

York High School is one of 12 schools in Elmhurst Community School District 205, where...

Chris Covino, superintendent of La Grange School District 102, talked recently about plans for upgrading the district’s buildings and infrastructure if the voters approve $82 million in general obligation bonds April 1. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange schools referendum addresses infrastructure projects

By Hank Beckman

March 25, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

La Grange School District 102 is asking voters to approve $82 million in general obligation...

This screenshot of a post on Nag Jaiswal’s election Facebook page last week says he was endorsed in his run for a Naperville City Council seat by two U.S. Congressmen in Illinois — Danny Davis and Raja Krishnamoorhi. However, neither congressman has issued endorsements in the council race. (Screenshot photo)

Naperville council candidate says he received endorsements from two congressmen. He didn’t.

By Tess Kenny

March 25, 2025 at 10:48 a.m.

Naperville City Council candidate Nag Jaiswal claimed on Facebook last week that he'd been endorsed...

Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin speaks at the Elmhurst University community breakfast March 8, 2025. Levin is facing a challenge from former Alderman Mark Mulliner in the April 1 election. (Graydon Megan/Pioneer Press)

Police, Metra stations become focus of Elmhurst mayor race

By Graydon Megan

March 24, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.

Elmhurst voters will choose between incumbent Mayor Scott Levin and challenger Mark Mulliner, a longtime...

Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley waves to the crowd during the 2014 Fourth of July parade in Hinsdale. Cauley is not running for reelection as he wraps up his fourth term as the village's top elected official. (Jon Cunningham/Pioneer Press)

Tom Cauley wrapping up 16 years as Hinsdale’s village president

By Chuck Fieldman

March 24, 2025 at 11:27 a.m.

For the first time since 2009, Tom Cauley’s name won't be on the ballot when...

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is being challenge for a third term by Jim Dodge, a former trustee. (Mike Nolan / Daily Southtown)

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and former Trustee Jim Dodge discuss public works, taxes and morale

By Mike Nolan

March 24, 2025 at 5:14 a.m.

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, seeking a third term, is being challenged by former trustee...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, center, greets Donald Trump Jr., right, with Charlie Kirk during a town hall March 17, 2025, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. (Jeffrey Phelps/AP)

Elon Musk and Gov. JB Pritzker among billionaires spending in pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race

By Dan Petrella

March 23, 2025 at 10:48 a.m.

Abortion is among the key issues in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race that becomes the...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford participate in a debate Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin’s court race

By Christine Fernando

March 22, 2025 at 7:12 p.m.

As the candidates for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat squared off in a recent debate...