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 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...

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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

Oak Lawn Village Hall (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn welcomes board member Benjamin Warren, changes meeting times

By Olivia Stevens

June 25, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Benjamin Warren will replace Timothy Desmond on the Oak Lawn Village Board. Desmond resigned to...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction on June 25, 2026, at City Hall. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson establishes gun violence reduction office with executive order

By Jake Sheridan

June 25, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Thursday establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction,...

FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, June 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

By Lindsay Whitehurst

June 25, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants...

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

By David A. Lieb

June 25, 2026 at 1:28 p.m.

The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order in his ceremonial office at City Hall ahead of a news conference about the city of Chicago’s 2026 budget on Dec. 23, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Task force pitches long-term Chicago budget fillers, but many need state buy-in

By A.D. Quig

June 25, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

With the city facing a budget hole estimated at $680 million or more next year, a...

President Donald Trump turns to depart after speaking with reporters as Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listen on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

By Lisa Mascaro

June 25, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in...

Residents swim in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz as a small motorboat passes cargo ships and other commercial vessels offshore near Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel

By Jon Gambrell

June 25, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

A U.N. maritime agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz...

Homeowner Delean Fuller at her property on South Claire Boulevard in Robbins on June 9, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘I was invisible’: Robbins property owner at risk of losing property amid tax and eviction struggles

By Olivia Stevens

June 26, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

Robbins resident Delean Fuller is in the process of losing a house after struggling to...

Matthew Brewer, former interim CEO and board chair of the Chicago Housing Authority, declares his candidacy for mayor of Chicago on June 25, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former CHA board chair announces run for Chicago mayor, decries City Hall dysfunction

By Alice Yin

June 25, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

Matthew Brewer, previously the interim CEO and board chair of the CHA, declared his candidacy...

People cast their votes at the Upper Marlboro Community Center Tuesday,, June 23, 2026, in Upper Marlboro, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Federal judge bars President Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

By Julie Carr Smyth

June 24, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary...