Politics

State representatives work in the House chamber May 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Republican Adam Beaty challenges Rep. Anthony DeLuca for 80th state House

By Evy Lewis

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

Police Sgt. Adam Beaty, Rep. Anthony DeLuca talk property taxes, data centers and solar farms...

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

Will County District 5 candidates talk solar farms, Des Plaines River bridge

By Michelle Mullins

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

Democrats Sherry Williams and Karen Johnson face Republicans Dave Oxley and James “JJ” Balonek in...

Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson face off for District 1 Indiana State Senate seat

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Two political newcomers, Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson, are both hoping to...

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., rushes up the steps at the Capitol for final votes before the House of Representatives leaves for a five-week recess, in Washington on July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How do you run for reelection in a messy Congress? It’s not easy.

By Lisa Mascaro

July 25, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

House leaders are sending lawmakers home for the August recess after one of the rockiest...

Greg Ballard, pictured in this 2013 file photo when he was Indianapolis Mayor, was certified Wednesday as receiving enough valid signatures to be on the ballot as a candidate for Indiana Secretary of State. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ballard meets ballot requirements in Indiana Secretary of State race

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 24, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will be on the ballot in November in the Indiana...

Oak Park community members hold signs advocating for an advisory referendum regarding the elimination of single family zoning being placed on the November ballot during a Village Board meeting on Tuesday, July 21, in Oak Park. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park officials deny advisory referendum on ending single family housing zoning

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 24, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Oak Park officials voted 5-1 denying an advisory referendum on zoning changes to the village...

Hilario Dominguez, right, joins Chicago Teachers Union members and their allies in a protest outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters on July 20, 2026, before a meeting of the Board of Education. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Complaint accuses school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez of breaking campaign finance rules

By Kate Armanini

July 24, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.

A complaint from a rival campaign has accused Chicago Teachers Union school board candidate Hilario...

Floodwaters affect downtown Flossmoor and the Flossmoor Road viaduct during a storm Sept. 27, 2019. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Project to address Flossmoor viaduct flooding stalled for months due to federal funding hold, mayor says

By Evy Lewis

July 24, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

A Flossmoor stormwater project is on hold after a U.S. Army Corps of Engineer grant...

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council passes resolution advocating for Medicare for All

By Maya Wilkins

July 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The Gary council passed the resolution advocating for the federal Medicare for All bill in...

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

President Trump addresses journalists at rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner following shooting: ‘The show must go on’

By Jocelyn Noveck

July 24, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.

The rescheduled dinner was taking place in the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel, a...

Former President Barack Obama greets WNBA players, including Angel Reese, before an All-Star Game practice at Home Court on the Obama Presidential Center campus on July 24, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars ahead of practice in Chicago: ‘I could not be a bigger fan’

By Julia Poe

July 24, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama surprised the players and coaches of the WNBA All-Star team Friday...

FILE – Absentee ballots during a count at the Wisconsin Center, Nov. 8, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late

By Scott Bauer

July 24, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be...

FILE - The U.S. and South Carolina flags hang in the South Carolina statehouse, March 16, 2021, in Columbia, S.C . (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Democrats select South Carolina to kick off the 2028 presidential nominating contest

By Joey Cappelletti

July 24, 2026 at 9:37 p.m.

South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential...