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...

Gloria Steinem applauds with other supporters at the Godfrey Hotel during a re-election gathering for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Oct. 24, 2014. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 3, 2026 at 8:06 a.m.

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols...

Olivia "Libby" Mahoney, formerly the senior curator at the Chicago History Museum, is working Aug. 18, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago History Museum has one of the most valuable collections of presidential items outside DC

By Hannah Edgar

September 4, 2026 at 11:54 a.m.

Olivia Mahoney retired as a senior curator in 2018. But she's back for “Threads of...

Phoebe Beal, left, and her mother, Cassie Creswell, president of Illinois Families for Public Schools, stand outside Phoebe's school on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2026. Creswell's organization is a nonprofit advocacy group focused on improving public schools in Illinois. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time

By Finnegan Belleau

September 3, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

More than half of Chicago school board candidates signed a pledge calling for a three-year...

President Donald Trump listens before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Judge blocks President Trump’s new bid to curb birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court precedent

By Rebecca Boone

September 3, 2026 at 6:32 a.m.

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship, granting a...

An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services office building at 6201 S. Emerald Drive in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

DCFS audit finds some improvement but persistent problems under 2020 law sparked by Decatur toddler’s death

By Jeremy Gorner

September 3, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

A state audit acknowledged some improvement but flagged continued trouble spots for the Department of...

Striking Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance, conservation and programming workers, represented by Teamsters Local 700, picket outside the County Building in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance workers reach deal with district to end strike

By A.D. Quig

September 3, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Striking Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance, conservation and programming workers reached a deal with management...

People look out across Lake Ontario from the harbor in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)

Apple changes Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ for US users of its Maps app

By Associated Press

September 2, 2026 at 9:27 a.m.

Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its Maps app.

A boy walks on shallow water as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors after US military strikes Iran after a monthlong lull

By David Rising

September 2, 2026 at 6:18 a.m.

Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American...

FILE – Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, sits beside defense attorney Kathryn Nester during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty

By Hannah Schoenbaum

September 1, 2026 at 7:35 p.m.

The murder case against the Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last...

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

‘Stop trying to be tough’: PM Mark Carney fires back at President Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates

By Rob Gillies

September 1, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop...