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Will County government offices in downtown Joliet. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Will County 2nd District race is a repeat of 2022 for New Lenox, Manhattan voters

By Michelle Mullins

October 8, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

In Will County’s District 2, incumbent Republicans Judy Ogalla and Frankie Pretzel are challenged by...

2026 Chicago school board races: District 1B

By Claire Malon

October 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Here's what to know about the Chicago school board race in District 1B.

2026 Chicago school board races: District 3A

By Claire Malon

October 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Here's what to know about the Chicago school board race in District 3A.

Ald. Matt O’Shea, 19th, speaks during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on May 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Ald. Matt O’Shea becomes third council member to not seek reelection in 2027

By Alice Yin

September 10, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Veteran Southwest Side Ald. Matt O’Shea announced Thursday he will not run for a fifth...

Surrounded by supporters of One Fair Wage, Ald. Mike Rodriguez, 22nd, speaks following a vote by the Workforce Development Committee to abolish the subminimum wage for tipped workers on Sept. 20, 2023. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Little Village Ald. Mike Rodriguez not running for reelection

By A.D. Quig

September 9, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

Southwest Side Ald. Mike Rodriguez, a progressive fixture, announced Wednesday he will not seek a...

Roushaunda Williams, a member of UNITE HERE Local 1 representing lunchroom workers, speaks at a press conference outside the headquarters of Chicago Public Schools on Sept. 8, 2026, announcing the launch of their “Lunchroom Pledge” for upcoming school board candidates to sign. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates

By Kate Armanini

September 8, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

UNITE Here Local 1’s pledge asks Chicago Board of Education hopefuls to stop eliminating vacant...

Gov. JB Pritzker waves as he kicks off a bus tour for his reelection campaign on Aug. 26, 2026, at Painters District Council #14 in Chicago’s West Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. Pritzker launches congressional PAC and rallies Democrats in Texas as GOP holds Dallas convention

By Rick Pearson

September 9, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

The PAC’s formation is the latest stage of Pritzker's national outreach, as he considers a...

Stephanie Wegner, of Hanover Park, has her yard sign autographed by Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey at the end of a meet-and-greet at Mullen’s Bar & Grill in Norridge on Sept. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Labor Day kicks off Illinois’ fall campaign season with distractions becoming a leading theme

By Rick Pearson

September 7, 2026 at 7:49 a.m.

This year's campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate have been notable for the distractions —...

Envelopes for mail-in ballots at the Wake County Board of Elections are seen on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)

Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

By Lindsay Whitehurst

September 6, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal...

Nick Begich III talks with his wife, Dharna Begich, at Jersey Subs, a shop in Kenai, Alaska, during a day of Nick’s campaigning for U.S. House of Representatives on Aug. 3, 2022. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/TNS)

Alaska’s Bill Hill is one of several independents challenging Republicans in Congress. Can he win?

By Tribune News Service

September 6, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. House candidate Bill Hill trails freshman incumbent Rep. Nick Begich by...

President Donald Trump gestures in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

By Steven Sloan

September 6, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

Since President Donald Trump entered politics more than a decade ago, he’s had a knack...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., discusses the war with Iran and the cost of living as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats are promising a big agenda. Their unity is already being tested.

By Lisa Mascaro

September 5, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Democrats are pushing ahead with an agenda to make healthcare, groceries and other parts of...

Wake County Board of Elections employees prepare absentee ballots to be mailed on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)

Midterm mail ballots start to go out to voters as litigation over President Trump’s executive order creates uncertainty

By Sarah Rankin

September 4, 2026 at 9:43 p.m.

North Carolina on Friday became the first state to widely distribute mail ballots for this...