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Chicago Board of Education president candidate Hilario Dominguez speaks about why he is running and refutes any wrongdoing, on Oct. 6, 2026, at a press conference outside Maggiano's Little Italy in River North. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he supports embattled school board president candidate

By Alice Yin

October 7, 2026 at 12:25 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson reiterated his support Wednesday for a candidate for Chicago Board of Education...

FILE – Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI

By Ali Swenson

October 7, 2026 at 10:27 a.m.

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules...

President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Can $1 billion power Republicans to victory in the midterms?

By Steven Sloan

October 7, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

Republicans are entering the final month of the midterm campaign increasingly anxious that the $1...

FILE – Delivery vans are parked during a protest staged as part of a countrywide National Day of Action Tuesday, July 28, 2026, outside the main United States Postal Service headquarters in northeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Federal judge considers whether to extend ban against US Postal Service mail voting changes

By Nicholas Riccardi

September 3, 2026 at 9:43 a.m.

A federal judge in Boston said Thursday the U.S. Postal Service has told her nothing...

Phoebe Beal, left, and her mother, Cassie Creswell, president of Illinois Families for Public Schools, stand outside Phoebe's school on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2026. Creswell's organization is a nonprofit advocacy group focused on improving public schools in Illinois. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time

By Finnegan Belleau

September 3, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

More than half of Chicago school board candidates signed a pledge calling for a three-year...

New Chicago police officers line up during their graduation ceremony at Navy Pier on March 31, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago mayoral candidates talking tough on crime despite steep drop in homicides

By Jake Sheridan

August 31, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Despite the clear-cut improvements during Johnson’s time in office, nearly every declared mayoral candidate said...

Election manager Stephanie Groenewold wheels a cart of mail-in ballots to a secure location inside the DuPage County clerk’s office on Nov. 9, 2022, in Wheaton. Not pictured, but following close behind, are election judges from both political parties. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘Our contingency plans have contingency plans’: Officials preparing for potential changes ahead of Election Day

By Russell Lissau

August 30, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Election officials insist a Supreme Court decision that preliminarily approves Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting...

FILE – Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Conn., Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones, File)

Noncitizen voting claims animate President Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges

By Mike Catalini

August 29, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

Voting by noncitizens is extremely rare and is punishable as a felony that carries the...

Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

By Lindsay Whitehurst

August 28, 2026 at 9:22 p.m.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail...

Mail-in ballots are ready for processing from the primary election on March 24, 2024, at the Chicago Board of Elections. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Federal judge raises constitutional questions and temporarily blocks Trump-backed mail-in voting rule

By Rick Pearson

August 28, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

The ruling placed a 14-day hold on USPS from implementing an executive order from President...

People vote at a polling place in a primary election Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Democrats and Republicans draw battle lines for November’s general election with primaries ending

By Steve Peoples

August 28, 2026 at 7:41 a.m.

In a Michigan swing district just north of Detroit, Democratic congressional candidate Christina Hines said...

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

As midterm elections approach, Republican candidates weigh how closely to align with President Trump

By Steve Peoples

August 27, 2026 at 8:40 p.m.

Some Republican candidates are quietly distancing themselves from President Donald Trump ahead of the midterm...

Surveillance video of the Lyons Township clerk's office shows a kiss between Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg and Bridgeview Mayor Steve Landek. The video has become a political flashpoint in the race for the Cook County Board's 17th District seat, in which Hoffenberg is running against Republican Liz Gordon. (Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg)

Kiss video at center of Lyons Township FOIA fight could impact Cook County Board, Congress races

By Dan Petrella

August 27, 2026 at 8:49 p.m.

Surveillance video showing a kiss between Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg and Bridgeview Mayor Steve...