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Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey attend a gubernatorial debate at the WTTW studios on Oct. 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

In lone debate for Illinois governor, Bailey gets testy as Pritzker links challenger to Trump

By Rick Pearson

October 13, 2026 at 11:12 p.m.

Republican Darren Bailey repeatedly interrupted Gov. JB Pritzker in their only scheduled debate, while the...

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 Michelle L. Quinn

October 13, 2026 at 10:39 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...

Hanan Shaheen, mother of slain 6-year-old Plainfield boy Wadee Alfayoumi — who was fatally stabbed in an October 2023 attack that drew hate-crime charges — talks to President Joe Biden during a visit to the White House on Jan. 14, 2025. (Adam Schultz/White House)

Mother of slain Plainfield boy Wadee Alfayoumi meets Biden for ‘human-to-human connection’

By Zareen Syed

January 17, 2025 at 7:14 p.m.

“We are connected by God. We both lost children,” Hanan Shaheen tells president after discussing...

Stuart McCallister, 64, right, hugs his son-in-law Donald Bryce, after seeing McCallister's home that was destroyed in the Palisades fire, on Haverford Avenue in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, 2025. McCallister has lived in the home he built since 1996. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Heidi Stevens: Yes, 2025 is off to a heartbreaking start. And we can help heal it

By Heidi Stevens

January 17, 2025 at 8:08 a.m.

We should resist the urge to wall ourselves off from what’s painful, and instead take...

Sam Sanchez, owner of Moe's Cantina, sits at his River North restaurant on Jan. 16, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Pro-Trump Latino business leaders launch campaign for border security and legal status for ‘Dreamers’ and essential workers

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

January 17, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

Comité de 100, mostly made up of Mexican American business owners, will advocate for a...

A voter obtains her ballot during early voting Thursday at the Lake County Courthouse & Administration Building. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Early voting begins in Lake County; ‘It’s very important to … vote so your voice can be heard’

By Steve Sadin

January 17, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

County Clerk Anthony Vega said turnout is generally lower in municipal elections a few months...

The Homer Township offices in Homer Glen will not be a polling site in the Feb. 25, 2025 Republican Primary. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Number of Homer Township polling places drops from 18 to 5 for February primary

By Michelle Mullins

January 15, 2025 at 10:18 a.m.

Will County Clerk Annette Parker said there are 5 Homer Township polling places for the...

Lake County Democratic party chairman Jim Wieser speaks at a meeting of Lake County Democrats on June 8, 2023. He'll oversee the caucus to replace former Calumet Township Trustee Kim Robinson, who recently resigned amid a federal guilty plea, on Jan. 16. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Eight candidates vying for Calumet Township trustee; Gary councilman no longer running

By Maya Wilkins

January 14, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

As a caucus approaches Thursday, eight candidates have filed to run for Calumet Township trustee,...

Thornton Township Trustee Chris Gonzalez walks out of a special board meeting Oct. 30, 2024, in South Holland. The meeting was ended with his departure because a lack of a quorum. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Supervisor Tiffany Henyard sues two Thornton Township trustees over meeting absences

By Olivia Stevens

January 14, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

Thornton Township Trustees Chris Gonzalez and Carmen Carlisle are sued by Supervisor Tiffany Henyard for...

Then-Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard listens during the public comment period of a Dolton Village Board meeting on Dec. 2, 2024. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Election finance reports a mixed picture in south suburbs; Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard paying own way in bid for 2nd term

By Mike Nolan

January 14, 2025 at 4:04 p.m.

Campaign finance reports show Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard paying own way in bid for second...

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)

Oak Park and River Forest High School board race grows with write-in effort

By Bob Skolnik

January 15, 2025 at 10:21 a.m.

University of Illinois Chicago professor David Schaafsma is entering the Oak Park and River Forest...

Thornridge High School in Dolton, part of Thornton Township High School District 205. (Daily Southtown staff)

Seven candidates compete for four seats on Thornton Township High School Board

By Olivia Stevens

January 13, 2025 at 5:10 a.m.

A 22-year-old recent college graduate and the mother of a star deceased basketball player are...