Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in weeks before the midterms By Sarah Raza November 1, 2026 at 6:56 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in...
On final campaign weekend, Illinois Democrats rally while top Republicans stay quiet By Rick Pearson November 1, 2026 at 7:03 p.m. Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Juliana Stratton calls a Michigan Democrat’s endorsement of Republican Mike...
Democrat Haley Stevens endorses GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race 2 days before election By Joey Cappelletti November 1, 2026 at 12:28 p.m. Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party...
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...
‘This is exhausting’: Chicago school board race objections leave 5 seats uncontested By Kate Perez July 28, 2026 at 4:55 p.m. Five CPS school board races will go uncontested in November's election after the objections process...
Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill By Joey Cappelletti July 27, 2026 at 1:41 p.m. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming...
Low turnout trend continues in Cook County property tax referendum votes By A.D. Quig July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. About 1 in 5 eligible voters decided the outcome of costly binding property tax questions...
US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list By Russ Bynum July 26, 2026 at 12:50 p.m. A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states...
Illinois Democrats’ single-party rule and diminished GOP may shield Springfield from Benton scandal reforms By Rick Pearson July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A monthslong Tribune investigation into Benton found that Welch’s office first knew about highly questionable...
How do you run for reelection in a messy Congress? It’s not easy. By Lisa Mascaro July 25, 2026 at 11:08 a.m. House leaders are sending lawmakers home for the August recess after one of the rockiest...