Politics

FILE – Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Barack Obama to campaign with Ohio Democrats as he expands outreach ahead of Election Day

By Meg Kinnard

October 13, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to shore up support for Democratic candidates...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s new White House press secretary, makes a very brief appearance before reporters

By Michelle L. Price

October 13, 2026 at 10:52 a.m.

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time on...

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speak during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of the U.S. Embassy, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

By Matthew Lee

October 13, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

President Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigned on Tuesday after allegations of improper...

Gov. JB Pritzker signs SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, into law on July 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker signs first-in-nation Illinois law requiring third-party safety audits for AI giants

By Olivia Olander

July 6, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Illinois will be the first state to require independent audits of large artificial intelligence developers’...

Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant speaks during a Will County Board meeting April 16, 2026. (Troy Stolt/for the baiduhai)

Will County Board of Review members serve 2 to 3 years beyond set terms

By Olivia Stevens

July 6, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Will County Board member Jacqueline Traynere saiid Board of Review members overstay their set terms,...

President Donald Trump rings the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump rings Wall Street’s opening bells as he ties his presidency to stock market gains

By Josh Boak

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

President Donald Trump on Monday rang the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss marches in the 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in the Lakeview neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The $25,000 question: Who can afford to be a suburban mayor in Evanston or elsewhere?

By Claire Murphy

July 6, 2026 at 9:45 a.m.

Most suburban mayors earn little or nothing yet many devote 25 or more hours a...

Immigrants play soccer at a new U.S. government holding center for migrant children, in Carrizo Springs, Texas, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

By Jack Brook

July 6, 2026 at 7:24 a.m.

The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied...

Burt, left, rides Scooby Blu as Bobo follows aboard Sasha at the Banana Derby race at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake on July 29, 2015. (José M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Law adds big cats, bears and primates to Illinois ban on traveling animal acts

By Christiana Freitag

July 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Animal welfare advocates say these highly intelligent and social species suffer when transported continuously between...

Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, listens to questions from the media during the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race

By Joey Cappelletti

July 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, abruptly reshaping...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

World Cup: FIFA lifts Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension for US after Donald Trump calls Gianni Infantino

By Ronald Blum

July 6, 2026 at 12:09 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension...

Mourners gather beneath a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Iran’s top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran

By Nasser Karimi

July 5, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

Iran’s top officials and brothers of the country’s new supreme leader attended funeral prayers for...

The North America Stevedoring Co. facility, pictured on June 25, 2026, sits along the mouth of the Calumet River on Chicago's Southeast Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Labor strife at Chicago’s port comes with political implications for Mayor Brandon Johnson

By Talia Soglin

July 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Labor strife at Chicago’s port comes with political implications for Mayor Brandon Johnson.