Politics

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...

A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

By Sudhin Thanawala

June 23, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy...

FILE – The cooling towers for units 4, left, and 3, right, are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia’s Burke County near Waynesboro, Ga., on May 29, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

By Matthew Daly

June 23, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration filed suit against Airbnb and a host, alleging they violated Chicago regulations.

Mayor Brandon Johnson files lawsuit against Airbnb and host company

By Jake Sheridan

June 23, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is suing Airbnb and one of its most-active Chicago hosts, alleging...

National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths

By Matthew Daly

June 23, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln...

Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the first day of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled even as more ships venture through

By Mae Anderson

June 23, 2026 at 8:36 a.m.

Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S....

A woman walks past a welcoming billboard featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

US and Iran in dispute over whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections

By Jon Gambrell

June 23, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow...

A detainee puts her shoe on after receiving an electronic monitoring device before being released from Cook County Jail in Chicago on April, 12 2018. Since then, oversight of the county's electronic monitoring population has shifted to the Office of the Chief Judge. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

More of Illinois has access to electronic monitoring than ever before. But does it work?

By Madeline Buckley

June 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Since lawmakers expanded electronic monitoring to many new parts of the state following the passage...

FILE – Tucker Carlson attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson says he’ll no longer support the Republican Party

By Jesse Bedayn

June 22, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

Longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said on a podcast that “there’s no chance I would...

A worker on a lift uses a sledge hammer as crews work to disassemble the structure that was built for UFC Freedom 250 at the White in Washington, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump’s UFC show

By Rebecca Boone

June 22, 2026 at 6:28 p.m.

Two more people have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned...

Patrols and nanobubbles on display at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over

By Nathan Ellgren

June 22, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

National Guard service members and U.S. Park Police patrolled the deck around the Lincoln Memorial...