Politics

The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel

By Michelle L. Price

October 9, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a City Club of Chicago event at Maggiano's Banquets on Sept. 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes debt issuance rule backed by aldermen

By Jake Sheridan

October 9, 2026 at 6:06 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a veto late Friday to an ordinance passed by aldermen to...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners meets in the County Board room on Oct. 5, 2023. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

Appointed Democrat Kisha McCaskill faces Republican Richard Nolan in Cook County Board 5th District

By Evy Lewis

October 9, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.

Democrat Kisha McCaskill, appointed last year in Cook County's 5th Dist, faces Republican Richard Nolan...

Governor Mike Braun speaks during the Fireside Chat portion of the Innovate Northwest Indiana program held at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana again to reimburse communities for gas tax loss

By Carole Carlson

September 15, 2026 at 3:03 p.m.

The State Board of Finance agreed Tuesday to reimburse about $139 million to local governments...

Jeffery Regnier, the owner of Kee Firearms and Training in New Lenox, and Greta Keranen, with Kee Construction, at the Will County Courthouse Nov. 17, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Kee forfeiture damages moved to federal court as Secret Service seeks dismissal

By Evy Lewis

September 15, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

The U.S. Secret Service wants removal from Kee Firearm and Kee Construction case seeking damages...

Mark Kolasa, a teaching assistant for a restoration ecology class, uses his binoculars during a tour through Deer Grove East Forest Preserve in Palatine on Sept. 23, 2025, as part of a celebration of the completion of the habitat restoration project. The restoration project, funded by the O’Hare Modernization Mitigation Account, restored acres of native habitat and wetlands at this site. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance

By A.D. Quig

September 15, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Voters overwhelmingly gave Cook County Forest Preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025%...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump’s name to building

By Steven Sloan

September 15, 2026 at 6:09 p.m.

The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and...

Parking meter signage is displayed in Chicago’s Loop on Sept. 15, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Sweeteners negotiated for Chicago parking meter deal, aldermen say

By Jake Sheridan

September 15, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

Chicago aldermen say they are close to sweetening the deal on the city’s infamous parking...

FILE — President Donald Trump’s childhood home in Queens on Aug. 19, 2017. After a full gut renovation, the five-bedroom, three-bathroom house sold for $1.93 million on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, according to real estate records and the buyer’s agent. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)

Gutted and remodeled, Donald Trump’s childhood home sells for nearly $2 million

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

September 15, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Since Donald Trump’s first election in 2016, his childhood home in Queens has gone from...

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary hearing on Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

By Eric Tucker

September 15, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau’s loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution...

A man on an electric scooter rides past a memorial on Sept. 15, 2026, for Riley O’Neil, who was killed while riding his bike in the 3200 block of South Halsted Street in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Aldermen call for traffic safety action in wake of city employee’s bike death

By Talia Soglin

September 15, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

Aldermen are calling for the city to take steps to improve traffic safety throughout the...

FILE – Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool, File)

US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

By Mike Catalini

September 15, 2026 at 8:14 a.m.

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in...

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. President Donald Trump and Congress are not rushing to act.

By Steven Sloan

September 15, 2026 at 7:28 a.m.

The technology industry’s increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming...