Politics

FILE – Clockmaker Scott Gow adjusts the hands of a clock at the Electric Time Company, Oct. 30, 2024, in Medfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite President Trump’s pressure

By Mary Clare Jalonick

October 29, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed...

President Donald Trump, left, escorts Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., off the stage after Graham spoke during a campaign rally at Rock Hill Sports and Event Center, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Rock Hill, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump lends support for Darline Graham in South Carolina as Republican anxiety rises in Senate race

By Steven Sloan

October 29, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

President Donald Trump was in South Carolina for the second time in a month Thursday,...

An artist's rendering from Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill shows a proposed new Bears stadium at the center of a mixed-use district near the current White Sox Bridgeport location. (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

Latest Bears stadium plan for White Sox site in Bridgeport draws interest — but no involvement from the team

By Robert McCoppin

October 29, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

The latest Chicago Bears stadium idea would put the team in Bridgeport, on the site...

Mayor Brandon Johnson exits after taking reporters' questions following a City Council meeting on Oct. 14, 2026. Aldermen fell one vote short of Mayor Johnson's veto on bond rules. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

After debate over racial power, aldermen fail to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto on bond rules

By Jake Sheridan

October 14, 2026 at 6:41 p.m.

Aldermen fell one vote short of overriding Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto pen Wednesday, ending their...

Mayoral candidate Bill Quinlan speaks to media in the Daley Center on Oct. 14, 2026, after a judge dismissed his lawsuit challenging mayoral candidates Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Rep. Mike Quigley and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, arguing each defendant is unlawfully pursuing two offices at once. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago mayor race: Judge tosses lawsuit seeking to force Giannoulias, Quigley, Pappas to pick one campaign

By Olivia Olander

October 14, 2026 at 4:27 p.m.

A Cook County judge dismissed a lawsuit by Chicago mayoral candidate William J. Quinlan that...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with the Rev. Wendell Anthony, President of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP, and the Rev. Genetta Y. Hatcher during a fireside chat on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 at Fellowship Church in Detroit. (Katy Kildee/Detroit News via AP, Pool)

Kamala Harris adds stops to her final midterm campaign stretch. Her decision about 2028 comes later.

By Bill Barrow

October 14, 2026 at 8:43 a.m.

Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats.

A woman pushes a shopping cart as she leaves a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near

By Christopher Rugaber

October 14, 2026 at 8:08 a.m.

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats plan a first 100-days agenda if they sweep to power in midterm elections

By Lisa Mascaro

October 14, 2026 at 7:53 a.m.

House Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda focused on delivering their campaign promises if...

People congregate outside the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield May 6, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

David Dewar vies for Democratic Rep. Mary Gill’s seat in 35th District

By Elena Tittel

October 14, 2026 at 10:19 a.m.

Republican David Dewar and incumbent Democrat Mary Gill face off for the 35th House District...

State Rep. Thaddeus Jones speaks in the House chamber May 27, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Calumet City alderman mounts write-in campaign for 29th District House seat

By Olivia Stevens

October 14, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

Calumet City Ald. Monet Wilson asks 29th District voters will write in her name as...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, left, and the Rev. John Elleson pose at a 9th Congressional District candidate forum at the Skokie Public Library on Sept. 24, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Democrat Daniel Biss aims to keep party’s hold on Illinois’ 9th District vs. GOP’s John Elleson, who raises $0

By Olivia Olander

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Democrat Daniel Biss, Evanston’s mayor, casts himself as a ‘normie leftist’ backing big ideas and...

Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and Republican nominee challenger Darren Bailey prepare for their gubernatorial debate at WTTW-Ch. 11 on Oct. 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

In lone debate for Illinois governor, Darren Bailey gets testy as JB Pritzker links challenger to Trump

By Rick Pearson

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

Republican Darren Bailey repeatedly interrupted Gov. JB Pritzker in their only scheduled debate, while the...

Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (left) addresses the crowd. Buttigieg was in the area on Tuesday to kick off a canvass launch and rally for Congressman Frank Mrvan and State Senate candidate Scott Houldieson at Andorra Banquets in Schererville. The Rally took place on Oct. 13, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune).

Pete Buttigieg rallies Democrats canvassing for Northwest Indiana candidates

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 14, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Pete Buttigieg knows Northwest Indiana Democrats aren’t alone in being angry about the way things...