Politics

Will County government offices in Joliet (Daily Southtown file photo)

Democrats challenge two Republican leaders in Will County District 4 race

By Michelle Mullins

October 11, 2026 at 7:15 a.m.

Incumbent Republicans Jim Richmond and Steve Balich face Democrats Sheri Boniecki-Cooling and William Pratt in...

Chicago school board incumbent Karen Zaccor District 4A, left, with challengers Ellen Sherratt, center, and Angel Alvarez respond to a questions during a forum in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

By Kate Armanini

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton celebrates her win in the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate on March 17, 2026, at CineCity Studios Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois Senate race: Juliana Stratton, F-bomb ads behind her, leans on primary performance versus Don Tracy

By Olivia Olander

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate nomination with fiery anti-Trump ads and progressive...

Assistant U.S. Attorney William Hogan at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on March 14, 2013. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Prosecutor with colorful past back at center of controversy in US attorney’s office

By Jason Meisner

September 16, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Federal prosecutor William Hogan, who'd largely faded from public view, is once again the subject...

Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)

Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on President Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now

By Lindsay Whitehurst

August 21, 2026 at 6:44 p.m.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President...

Ald. Byron Sigcho-López, 25th, listens at City Hall on May 20, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Alderman says allegations of paying for sex in unsealed divorce records are ‘untrue’ attack

By Alice Yin

August 21, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s ex-wife claimed he spent their money on prostitutes and pornography, according to...

FILE – A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected

By Geoff Mulvihill

August 21, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more...

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions

By Farnoush Amiri

August 21, 2026 at 8:55 p.m.

President Donald Trump's administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Iran.

Gov. JB Pritzker after signing the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, the Illinois transit funding and reform bill, at Union Station in Chicago on Dec. 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker announces his appointments to the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority board

By Talia Soglin

August 21, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced his Northern Illinois Transit Authority board appointments Friday, ending speculation...

FILE — Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, arrives to Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 6, 2009. Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who shared his whirlwind life of international diplomacy — and then of tarnished celebrity, as a controversial elder statesman — for half a century, died on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at her home in South Kent, Conn. She was 92. (John Marshall Mantel/The New York Times)

Nancy Kissinger, wife of former secretary of state, dies at 92

By Robert D. Mcfadden

August 20, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, who shared his...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey speaks with supporters during Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair, Aug. 20, 2026, in Springfield. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Morning fog at Illinois State Fair for GOP day is a metaphor for a party short on money and message discipline

By Rick Pearson

August 20, 2026 at 8:44 p.m.

Shut out of statewide offices since Bruce Rauner lost the governorship to Democrat JB Pritzker...

Willie Wilson chats with church leaders after a news conference at his home in the Loop on March 13, 2025, discussing influential church leaders’ plans to meet with corporate leaders regarding diversity, equity and inclusion. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson buys $5.2M Loop condo

By Bob Goldsborough

August 20, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

Chicago mayoral candidate and businessman Willie Wilson in July paid $5.2 million to buy outright...

Will County residents hold signs Thursday asking the County Board to deny municipalities from using county rights of way for Flock license plate reader cameras. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Will County renews Flock camera agreements despite some dissent

By Michelle Mullins

August 20, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

The Will County Board renews intergovernmental agreements for use of Flock license plate reader cameras...