Politics

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over the City Council meeting at City Hall on Sept. 29, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson again calls for taxes on big corporations as budget showdown looms

By Jake Sheridan

October 13, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday again argued large corporations must pay more taxes to help...

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...

A bicyclist passes by mail ballot drop boxes for voters outside the Cook County office building in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors come out against President Trump’s Postal Service rule

By A.D. Quig

July 3, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors came out against President Donald Trump's proposed rule...

Drones put on a show in the sky near independence hall in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Auresto)

Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up

By Steven Sloan

July 3, 2026 at 10:03 a.m.

Festivities marking the 250th anniversary of American independence are ramping up across the United States.

Morgan McLuckie, executive director of The Orange Tent Project, gives water to Shirley Head while passing out water to people living in an encampment under an I-90 viaduct on the Lower West Side on July 2, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As Chicago heats up, advocates and experts slam city for not addressing ‘inadequate’ cooling network

By Adriana Pérez

July 12, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

During this week's heat wave, only five locations in addition to police stations planned to remain open...

This image made from video shows a newly discovered copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, printed in July 1776 in Exeter, is displayed at The National Archives in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Kwiyeon Ha)

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

By Danica Kirka

July 2, 2026 at 9:42 p.m.

Researchers at the National Archives have since identified the document as a rare early copy...

Douglas DePodesta, special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office, speaks with reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, Feb. 12, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Aurora-area Democrats pick teacher, union leader Jared Ploger for state Senate seat ballot spot

By Olivia Olander

July 2, 2026 at 6:06 p.m.

Jared Ploger will replace Aurora-area state Sen. Linda Holmes as the Democrat on the November...

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling speaks at the annual We Walk For Her march on King Drive in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on June 6, 2025. Organizers of the event were hoping to call attention about missing and murdered women of color. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Larry Snelling’s retirement means Chicago police superintendent search begins again

By Sam Charles

July 2, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

With the announcement of Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling’s retirement later this month, the search...

Then-state Rep. Harry Benton sits at his desk in the House chamber during the spring legislative session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on May 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois Rep. Harry Benton should take Speaker Welch’s resignation call seriously

By Jeremy Gorner

July 3, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker did not say whether the investigative report that spurred Speaker Emanuel "Chris"...

Indiana governor Mike Braun answers questions from the audience during the NWI United Chambers luncheon in Hobart, Indiana on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gov. Braun extends gas tax holiday for final time

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 2, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun extended the Indiana's gas tax holiday for the third and final time...

A display case holds an assortment of rifles that cannot be sold to customers because of recent state firearms legislation that bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, Jan. 26, 2023, in Effingham. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s preparing for Supreme Court fight over assault weapons ban

By Olivia Olander

July 2, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday said he’s working to ensure Illinois has help from top...