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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 7:15 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...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin speaks with supporters on stage after it was announced he was leading in the mayoral primary election during an election night party at his headquarters, Feb. 25, 2025, in Aurora. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Richard Irvin and John Laesch lead in Aurora mayoral primary

By R. Christian Smith

February 26, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.

Unofficial results from Tuesday night show incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin and Ald. John Laesch...

A woman on Tuesday walks past a voting sign outside Prisco Community Center in Aurora on primary election day. (Antonio Perez / baiduhai)

Voters have say in three Aurora Township Democratic races during primary election

By Aurora Beacon-News

February 26, 2025 at 6:12 a.m.

Three Aurora Township races featuring Democrats were on the ballot, so only Democratic voters who...

Members of the Homer Township ReSet slate pose with a Cubs Win flag as the slate claimed victory in the Republican primary Feb. 25, 2025. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

Homer Township Supervisor Steve Balich promises orderly transition ReSet slate wins GOP primary

By Michelle Mullins

February 26, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Susanna Steilen who led the ReSet slate to victory in the Homer Township Republican primary...

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones stands next to his wife, Saprina Jones, outside Sunset Restaurant on Feb. 25. Jones declared victory in the Democratic primary. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones plans to ‘make adjustments’ after victory over Ald. James Patton

By Olivia Stevens

February 26, 2025 at 1:11 p.m.

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones had 60% of the vote compared Tuesday, fending off a...

Lynwood Mayor Jada Curry announces her victory in the Feb. 25, 2025 Democratic primary to a crowd of supporters at Lynwood Bowling Center. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Lynwood Mayor Jada Curry looks to boost development; indicted Riverdale mayor leads in primary

By Samantha Moilanen

February 26, 2025 at 1:56 p.m.

Incumbent mayors Jada Curry and Lawrence Jackson led Tuesday in the Democratic primaries for Lynwood...

Dolton mayoral candidate Jason House declares victory over Tiffany Henyard in the Democratic primary Feb. 25, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Dolton Trustee Jason House says ‘first day of the future’ for village after apparent primary win

By Mike Nolan

February 26, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Unofficial results show Dolton Trustee Jason House with commanding lead over embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard...

Dolton Trustee Tammie Brown hands out election brochures Feb. 25, 2025, outside the Lester Long Fieldhouse polling place. (Mike Nolan / Daily Southtown)

Voters head to the polls to choose mayor, board and council member nominees

By Mike Nolan

February 25, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

Voters in Calumet City, Dolton, Lynwood and Riverdale cast votes Tuesday for nominees for mayor,...

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., left, is on hand as Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., speaks during the House Select Committee on Intelligence annual open hearing on worldwide threats at the Capitol in Washington, March 9, 2023.

Search for next US attorney in Chicago underway, again, in dramatically changed landscape

By Jason Meisner

February 26, 2025 at 7:20 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, a Peoria Republican, announced in a news release Tuesday that he...

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

Indiana legislative session 2025 halfway point: A look at bills that advanced, died

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 24, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Bills about the Indiana-Illinois border, Gary paying back casino fees and immigration have advanced, while...

CDU top candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz talks to supporters at the main election campaign event of the Christian Democratic Union ahead of the German federal Bundestag elections on Sunday, in Oberhausen, Germany, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result

By Geir Moulson

February 23, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday,...