Politics

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.

CNN Senior Reporter Betsy Klein reports from the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House TV pool is back in operation after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 25, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up

By Mike Stobbe

September 25, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade to upend vaccine policy and the legal action...

President Donald Trump, center right, and first lady Melania Trump, right, greet China’s President Xi Jinping, center left, and his wife Peng Liyuan on the South Portico of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Xi Jinping features sea bass and a long list of tech titans

By Will Weissert

September 25, 2026 at 6:15 a.m.

President Donald Trump's state dinner honoring China’s leader Xi Jinping featured a cavalcade of billionaires,...

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during his apostolic journey to France. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

By Nicole Winfield

September 25, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to...

A voter casts a ballot on the first day of early voting in Minnesota at the Elections & Voter Services building, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Just 40 days out from midterms, election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late

By Ali Swenson

September 24, 2026 at 9:23 p.m.

Election officials said the plan is both inadequate and belated after the administration gutted the...

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at La Villita Community Church in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Sept. 15, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker turns to Illinois lawmakers to act on data center regulations

By Olivia Olander

September 24, 2026 at 6:20 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker said he isn’t pursuing a moratorium on new data centers in Illinois...

South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority president and CEO Phil Taillon is dwarfed by a graphic as discussion turns to the Chicago Bears coming to Indiana during the Lake County Advancement Conversation hosted by the the Legacy Foundation and the Lake County Advancement Committee at the South Shore Convention & Visitor Authority in Hammond, Indiana on Thursday, September 24, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Tourism chief: Northwest Indiana thankful for focus in Chicago Bears stadium search

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 24, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

No, South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Phil Taillon still can’t tell...

The U.S. Capitol is seen Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate rejects resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms

By Lisa Mascaro

September 24, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution.

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow quick third-country deportations to continue

By Lindsay Whitehurst

September 24, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow continued quick deportations of...

State Rep. Theresa Mah and Cook County Commissioner John Daley attend a community meeting to discuss a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Carpenter Training Center in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Preckwinkle and Cook County Board, most aldermen oppose Amtrak-Ishbia plan

By A.D. Quig

September 24, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

The Cook County Board Thursday opposed a proposed new Amtrak maintenance facility in Bridgeport tied...