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...

Trey Parker, left and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series “South Park,” and the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon,” appear at a curtain call for the 15th anniversary performance of the musical on March 19, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 9, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say they are “changing the name of South Park...

FILE – Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, are displayed at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method: mifepristone

By Geoff Mulvihill

September 9, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened...

Surrounded by supporters of One Fair Wage, Ald. Mike Rodriguez, 22nd, speaks following a vote by the Workforce Development Committee to abolish the subminimum wage for tipped workers on Sept. 20, 2023. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Little Village Ald. Mike Rodriguez not running for reelection

By A.D. Quig

September 9, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

Southwest Side Ald. Mike Rodriguez, a progressive fixture, announced Wednesday he will not seek a...

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

President Trump uses midterm convention to pledge $5K payments if Republicans keep control of Congress

By Jill Colvin

September 9, 2026 at 10:04 p.m.

Republicans are gathering in Dallas on Wednesday for a highly unusual midterm convention, a “Trump-a-Palooza”...

A person walks atop a concrete median that leads up to the Cortland Street Bridge over the Chicago River on Sept. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Is the Cortland Street Bridge a precious landmark or a traffic albatross?

By Talia Soglin

September 9, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

The Cortland Street Bridge is said to be the oldest model of a trunnion bascule...

Roushaunda Williams, a member of UNITE HERE Local 1 representing lunchroom workers, speaks at a press conference outside the headquarters of Chicago Public Schools on Sept. 8, 2026, announcing the launch of their “Lunchroom Pledge” for upcoming school board candidates to sign. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates

By Kate Armanini

September 8, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

UNITE Here Local 1’s pledge asks Chicago Board of Education hopefuls to stop eliminating vacant...

Gov. JB Pritzker waves as he kicks off a bus tour for his reelection campaign on Aug. 26, 2026, at Painters District Council #14 in Chicago’s West Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. Pritzker launches congressional PAC and rallies Democrats in Texas as GOP holds Dallas convention

By Rick Pearson

September 9, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

The PAC’s formation is the latest stage of Pritzker's national outreach, as he considers a...

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada

By Rob Gillies

September 8, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to shut Canadian products out of large, long-term U.S. government...

The Will County Courthouse in Joliet. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Will County judge orders $16,500 in attorney fees for dismissed defamation lawsuit

By Michelle Mullins

September 8, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Judge Brian Barrett awarded $16,500 in attorney fees to Raj Pillai, Christina Neitzke-Troike, Justin Virgin...

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during the Tunnel to Towers Foundation event for the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget’

By Seung Min Kim

September 8, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

Nearly a quarter century after a day “etched forever into the memories of Americans,” President...