Politics

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What to know about the search of Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home

By Nicholas Riccardi

October 12, 2026 at 5:54 p.m.

What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C. home on...

Tower Green in Western Springs will be the backdrop for a Get out the Vote Rally organized by Indivisible West Suburban Chicago from 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 17. (Steve Metsch/Daily Southtown)

Grassroots group holding ‘get out the vote rally’ in Western Springs

By Steve Metsch

October 12, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago will encourage early voting at a rally from 1 to 2...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with visitors during a monthly meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce on Monday, October 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

US Rep. Frank Mrvan highlights work supporting NWI economy at Gary Chamber

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, was the Gary Chamber of Commerce's featured speaker at its...

Porter County Commissioner Barb Regnitz speaks during a ceremony for renovations at the Porter County Administration Building in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wednesday, July. 9, 2025. President Donald Trump has endorsed Regnitz for Indiana’s First Congressional District in her race against Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Trump endorses Republican Barb Regnitz for Indiana’s First Congressional District

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 15, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican candidate Barb Regnitz for Indiana’s First Congressional District.

Mourners chant slogan as one of them holds a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a ceremony commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade

By Jon Gambrell

July 15, 2026 at 9:06 p.m.

The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in...

FILE – The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

Human rights groups sue over Trump administration’s sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel

By Eric Tucker

July 15, 2026 at 9:13 a.m.

Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to say at Senate confirmation hearing that he is ‘restoring trust’ in the Justice Department

By Alanna Durkin Richer

July 15, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche...

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

By Collin Binkley

July 14, 2026 at 8:19 p.m.

President Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a...

Jimmy Soto is embraced by his cousin, David Ayala, during a celebration of his 63rd birthday at his sister Marta’s home in Deerfield on April 13, 2024. Soto and Ayala, co-defendants in the crime for which they were wrongfully convicted, were both sentenced to natural life without the possibility of parole in 1982. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Illinois raises limits on wrongful conviction payouts under new law Gov. JB Pritzker has signed

By Olivia Olander

July 14, 2026 at 6:13 p.m.

The new law marks “a major stride in criminal legal reform and accountability to those...

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent

By Kevin Freking

July 14, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including...

R. Kelly appears before Judge Lawrence Flood at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

R. Kelly asks President Donald Trump to commute 30-year sentence for sex abuse of minors

By Jason Meisner

July 15, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Imprisoned Chicago R&B superstar R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his...

Looking toward the Whiting BP refinery from the seventh floor of Calumet College's main academic building after a grand opening was held in Whiting, Indiana, June 4, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County Council backs BP workers in lockout

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 14, 2026 at 5:31 p.m.

The Lake County Council passed a resolution Tuesday in support of the locked out BP...

In an image from video, University of Illinois College of Medicine Interim Executive Dean Enrico Benedetti appears before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce on July 14, 2026, to answer questions on alleged antisemitism on campus stretching back to 2023. (House Committee on Education and Workforce)

University of Illinois College of Medicine leader questioned on antisemitism, DEI practices at congressional hearing

By Kate Perez

July 14, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

University of Illinois College of Medicine interim Dean Enrico Benedetti fielded questions from Congress about...