Politics

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...

After a City Council fight, coach house construction is now legal in many Chicago wards.

To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report

By A.D. Quig

October 13, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

A local think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets...

Jim O’Conner, executive director of Second Story Ranch, walks past the stalls in the stable April 28, 2025, during a tour of a former horse training facility in Crete. Second Story Ranch plans to convert it into a residential alcohol treatment facility. (John Smierciak/for the Daily Southtown)

Planned addiction recovery horse ranch in Crete receives $2 million from state

By Olivia Stevens

June 29, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

The state funding will help Second Story Ranch founder Jim O'Connor meet his goal to...

Jose Enrique Ojeda Duarte looks out the window on Father’s Day, June 21, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

US government said ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in ‘error’ and let him return to his family

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

June 29, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

The man's return is a rare admission of error by the Trump administration, which has...

Construction underway at the new Compass Datacenters 197-acre site in Hoffman Estates on June 23, 2026. Compass is constructing five hyperscale data centers on the former Sears Headquarters campus. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

As state lawmakers stall on data center rules, Illinois cities and counties step in to fill the void

By Jack O'Connor

June 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In lieu of statewide regulations, a growing number of Illinois cities and counties are telling...

FILE – Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Humor laurels for comedian Bill Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

By Steven Sloan

June 28, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

Comedian Bill Maher will be awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Guest column: Proposed coal ash rules threaten Indiana groundwater

By Alex Burton

June 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

How we manage coal, and what we do with the waste it leaves behind, is...

Erminia Williams, center, steps down after touring the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement van outside of the Roseland East 115th Street Health Hub in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2025. The van is dispatched to mental health calls in Chicago and includes an EMT and clinician to assist with mental health issues. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise, 911 mental health response team flounders

By Alice Yin

June 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Since Mayor Brandon Johnson took office and started phasing cops out of the city’s Crisis...

Christine Bayly, right, and Jason Brown, left, take a photo as they eat lunch on the National Mall with the Washington Monument, Freedom 250 Ferris Wheel, and a replica of the triumphal arch, behind them during the Great American State Fair, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Great American State Fair kicks off in Washington in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary

By Gary Fields

June 27, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

The fair is run by a group created by President Donald Trump, and visitors can...

FILE – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

President Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

By Ali Swenson

June 27, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

President Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration...

US Rep. Mike Quigley announces campaign for Chicago mayor

By Alice Yin

June 27, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

Flanked by supporters at Uptown Theatre in the afternoon, the Illinois 5th District congressman announced...

Correspondence from Abraham Lincoln to baiduhai Editor-in-Chief Joseph Medill, seen at the Col. R.R. McCormick Research Center First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on May 20, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Abraham Lincoln got mad — like, really mad — at the Tribune

By Kori Rumore

June 27, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 27, according...