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...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Iranian official says two people were killed when a US strike hit a house hosting a wedding

By Ben Finley

September 1, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before he meets with reporters ahead of a vote on a stopgap funding bill and a resolution targeting socialist policies, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

By Kevin Freking

September 1, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December,...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with rally attendees as United Steelworkers and supporters gather outside of the BP Refinery in Whiting on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

USW supports new US Rep. Frank Mrvan legislation penalizing union lockouts

By Maya Wilkins

September 2, 2026 at 10:12 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, introduced legislation that would prohibit corporations with lockouts from working...

Volunteers pass out flyers at 54th Street and Drexel Avenue near Washington Park in Chicago on Sept. 1, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson at Washington Park to condemn ‘absolutely unacceptable’ mass shooting

By Alice Yin

September 1, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday condemned the weekend’s mass shooting in Washington Park, saying the...

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

By Kevin Freking

September 1, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks...

From left, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Issa, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia Kairat Sarybay, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Ularbek Sharsheev and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pose for a photo prior to a meeting in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus format in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Pyotr Kovalev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

US military says it’s striking targets in Iran, and other Mideast news

By Associated Press

September 1, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle...

FILE – Delivery vans are parked during a protest staged as part of a countrywide National Day of Action Tuesday, July 28, 2026, outside the main United States Postal Service headquarters in northeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

By Nicholas Riccardi

September 1, 2026 at 6:07 p.m.

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that...

Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike speaks at a Homer Glen Village Board meeting Nov. 12, 2025. (Gary Middendorf/for the Daily Southtown)

Homer Glen suspends use of Flock cameras amid misuse allegations

By Michelle Mullins

September 1, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Homer Glen suspended its Flock camera license plate reader program after a Will County sheriff’s...

FILE – U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says

By Ben Finley

August 31, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White...

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025, about a temporary restraining order on use of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol when he retired, newly released records show

By Gregory Royal Pratt

August 31, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

Former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino retired while under internal investigation for his conduct during...