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Curt Handsman, co-president of the La Grange Area League of Women Voters, speaks about election security Oct. 13, 2026, during a forum at the La Grange Park Public Library. (Hank Beckman/for Pioneer Press)

Election security updates shared at La Grange Area League of Women Voters forum

By Hank Beckman

October 17, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

About 40 residents came out to the La Grange Park Public Library to hear updates...

Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, from left, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center in Chicago on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

More than $12.8 million flows in Chicago school board races

By Kate Armanini

October 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Millions of dollars are flowing into the races for Chicago’s first fully elected school board,...

Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, right, speaks with Chicago voters during a Northside Republicans candidate meet-and-greet at the Billy Goat Tavern in Wrigleyville on Oct. 12, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Democrats lead fundraising in Illinois and federal races as megadonors fail to materialize for Darren Bailey

By Rick Pearson

October 16, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

Newly filed campaign finance records show Republican Darren Bailey entered the final month before the...

A sign directs voters to an entrance for City Hall during early voting for the Rhode Island primary election, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

By Ali Swenson

September 18, 2026 at 8:24 p.m.

In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks...

Postmaster General David Steiner speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United States Postal Service headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

After Supreme Court ruling, Postal Service stops work on computer system aimed to limit voting by mail

By Steven Sloan

September 17, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.

The U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald...

This photo taken with a smartphone shows Steve Perry, of Kansas City, holding a sign in opposition to Missouri’s congressional redistricting plan on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Mid-decade redistricting put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says

By Matt Brown

September 17, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts...

"Chicago Tonight" anchor Brandis Friedman, center, briefs candidates running to be the Chicago Board of Education president, before a debate at WTTW in Chicago, Sept. 15, 2026. From left are: Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, Friedman, Victor Henderson and Sendhil Revuluri. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board president candidates field questions in televised town hall

By Kate Armanini

September 16, 2026 at 2:25 p.m.

The four candidates for Chicago school board president spent their first televised town hall mapping...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, 8th, gets a look at mail ballot drop boxes during a tour about election administration procedures on Aug. 25, 2026, at the Cook County Election Operations Center in Cicero. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois Democrats cheer Supreme Court mail-in voting order while President Trump lashes out at justices

By Rick Pearson

September 15, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

President Trump blasted several Supreme Court justices over the ruling, which prevented the U.S. Postal...

FILE – Vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary election are seen on March 12, 2024, at the Clark County Elections Office in Vancouver, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

By Jonathan J. Cooper

September 15, 2026 at 6:29 a.m.

Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over...

Attorney Bill Quinlan, a candidate for Chicago mayor, sits outside his campaign office in Old Town on Sept. 14, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Northwest Side attorney Bill Quinlan enters Chicago mayoral race

By A.D. Quig

September 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Attorney William J. Quinlan, who has worked behind the scenes with some of the state’s...

Election worker Wendy Wimer looks through vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary election, March 12, 2024, at the Clark County Elections Office in Vancouver, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Supreme Court rejects President Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms

By Lindsay Whitehurst

September 14, 2026 at 6:50 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping...

Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, speaks to supporters at Mullen’s Bar & Grill in Norridge on Sept. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Trump backs Darren Bailey for Illinois governor as GOP candidate has sought to distance himself from president

By Rick Pearson

September 14, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The presidential endorsement undercuts Darren Bailey's attempts to distance himself from a president unpopular in...

Former Clarendon Hills Village Clerk Dawn Tandle swears in police detective Aaron Shirley to the rank of sergeant at a Village Board meeting in 2017. A referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot will ask Clarendon Hills voters if the village clerk position should become a post appointed by the mayor. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Ballot item to ask Clarendon Hills voters if village clerk should become appointed position

By Chuck Fieldman

September 14, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

A referendum on changing the village clerk position in Clarendon Hills from an elected post...