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...

Stephanie Wegner, of Hanover Park, has her yard sign autographed by Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey at the end of a meet-and-greet at Mullen’s Bar & Grill in Norridge on Sept. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Labor Day kicks off Illinois’ fall campaign season with distractions becoming a leading theme

By Rick Pearson

September 7, 2026 at 7:49 a.m.

This year's campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate have been notable for the distractions —...

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate for the “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) party how’s his motorcycle keys in party coolers after voting at a polling station during the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Tangermuende, eastern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

German far-right party set for regional election triumph but uncertain of governing

By Geir Moulson

September 6, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

The far-right Alternative for Germany was projected to win a strong victory in a regional...

Envelopes for mail-in ballots at the Wake County Board of Elections are seen on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)

Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

By Lindsay Whitehurst

September 6, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal...

Nick Begich III talks with his wife, Dharna Begich, at Jersey Subs, a shop in Kenai, Alaska, during a day of Nick’s campaigning for U.S. House of Representatives on Aug. 3, 2022. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/TNS)

Alaska’s Bill Hill is one of several independents challenging Republicans in Congress. Can he win?

By Tribune News Service

September 6, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. House candidate Bill Hill trails freshman incumbent Rep. Nick Begich by...

President Donald Trump gestures in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

By Steven Sloan

September 6, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

Since President Donald Trump entered politics more than a decade ago, he’s had a knack...

A tamale vendor sets up a stand at the intersection of South Archer Avenue and South Pulaski Road in the Archer Heights neighborhood on Aug. 28, 2026. This is the intersection where Leodegario Martínez Barradas, a flower vendor, was the first person detained in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance

By Andrew Carter

September 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the...

Julie Wendorf, director of the Crown Point Community Library, is shown at the library on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Local libraries are sounding the alarm that the E-Rate program may face cuts or effectively end funding under a recent federal proposal. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

Local libraries: Free internet could be hampered by proposed federal cuts

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 5, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

When Northwest Indiana residents faced extensive power outages last month after a tornado and derecho,...

Thamar Mentado, center, shows a shirt to her sister Sephora Mentado, right, at the booth of the Dream Defenders, a Black-led human rights organization, during the Socialism Conference at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place on Sept. 4, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

At the annual Socialism Conference in Chicago, signs of promise, protest and disagreement

By Christopher Borrelli

September 6, 2026 at 9:57 a.m.

On the heels of Zohran Mamdani's election in New York, it's an unprecedented time for...

In this photo taken with a smartphone, people opposed to a congressional redistricting plan rally outside the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms

By Lindsay Whitehurst

September 5, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID A. LIEB WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri appealed to the U.S....

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., discusses the war with Iran and the cost of living as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats are promising a big agenda. Their unity is already being tested.

By Lisa Mascaro

September 5, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Democrats are pushing ahead with an agenda to make healthcare, groceries and other parts of...