Petalas challenged by Deane in Lake County Treasurer’s race By Michelle L. Quinn October 30, 2026 at 4:32 p.m. Lake County Treasurer John Petalas, who started his career as the Town of Merrillville’s Clerk-Treasurer,...
Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate By Alanna Durkin Richer October 30, 2026 at 9:07 p.m. The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal investigation...
Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots By Safiyah Riddle October 30, 2026 at 3:28 p.m. A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s request for California to set...
Progressive Ald. Byron Sigcho-López sues to run as independent in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District race By Jake Sheridan August 3, 2026 at 4:59 p.m. The long-shot lawsuit comes after the Illinois State Board of Elections determined that Ald. Byron...
Indiana state senator Chris Garten announces run for leadership position By Alexandra Kukulka August 3, 2026 at 1:13 p.m. Indiana State Senator Chris Garten will run for president pro tempore of the state senate...
Mayor Brandon Johnson brushes off Alexi Giannoulias candidacy, says days of school closures are over By Alice Yin August 3, 2026 at 4:31 p.m. Mayor Brandon Johnson launched thinly veiled attacks Monday on mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias and Giannoulias'...
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor By Jake Sheridan August 2, 2026 at 3:31 p.m. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Sunday he will run for mayor of Chicago,...
Judge rules Illinois not required to turn over voter rolls to Feds By Allison Kiehl August 2, 2026 at 2:09 p.m. Seven months after the lawsuit was filed by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice to...
Indiana Senate President Bray won’t seek re-election to leadership post By Alexandra Kukulka July 31, 2026 at 2:43 p.m. Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday he won’t seek reelection to serve...
Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor By Scott Bauer July 30, 2026 at 4:53 p.m. Mandela Barnes dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Thursday amid news that...
Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one By Scott Bauer July 29, 2026 at 3:20 p.m. Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state’s primary are not...
Trade union jabs Mayor Brandon Johnson as mayoral petitions circulate By Talia Soglin July 29, 2026 at 4:07 p.m. LiUNA Local 1 accused the Mayor Brandon Johnson-appointed leaders of the departments of Transportation and...
President Donald Trump’s attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service By John Hanna July 29, 2026 at 8:20 a.m. Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service...