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Chicago Sun-Times - Politics

Mayor Johnson announces plan to expand food access, create indoor public markets

9 hours ago

It's not too late to register to vote. Here's what you need to know to cast your ballot by Nov. 3.

10 hours ago

Data centers will cost ComEd $3 billion, but consumer groups worry Illinois households will be on the hook

11 hours ago

This Illinois law was supposed to help families. It's failing them instead.

19 hours ago

2 Chicago area members of Congress again received 'suspicious' packages

1 day ago

Interim legislative inspector general is no-nonsense, ready to get down to business

5 days ago

Block 37 owner is new, but is the curse still the same?

8 days ago

Welch's bluster on O'Hare project won't fly too far

9 days ago

Trump hasn't redefined morality — he's just worn some of us out

8 days ago

Business groups vow to block Mayor Johnson's latest try at a head tax and a 20% cloud tax

1 day ago

2026 Illinois Midterm Elections Voter Guide

1 day ago

Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

1 month ago

Key takeaways from the only Senate debate between Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy

2 days ago

Mayor Johnson budget seeks to reopen city mental health clinic next year

2 days ago

Mayor Johnson renews fight for his failed corporate head tax

2 days ago

Feud between progressive unions that put Mayor Johnson in office yields Giannoulias key endorsement

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Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act, putting dozens of Illinois species at risk

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Early voting kicks off in all 50 wards

3 days ago

Race for Chicago mayor revs up with candidates lugging stacks of nominating petitions to elections board

3 days ago

Gov. JB Pritzker signals more optimism on Bears stadium deal as election nears

3 days ago

'No Kings' rallies across Chicago area call for election participation: 'Make your voice heard'

5 days ago

Handful of competitive suburban races rev up November General Assembly elections

5 days ago

Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby is memorialized with a street dedication

5 days ago

Nicole Jeanine Johnson

10 hours ago

4 Chicago area congressional offices receive suspicious letters amid wave of preelection threats

6 days ago

Mayor Johnson's campaign cash dips below $380,000, while front-runner Giannoulias has $19 million

6 days ago

Mayor Johnson signs executive order to protect the rights of adults 60 years and older

6 days ago

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

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Gov. JB Pritzker outspending Darren Bailey's campaign 25-to-1 in Illinois governor race

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A Chicago billionaire is now a chief foe of Mayor Johnson and the CTU. Just who is Michael Sacks?

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Sexual harassment scandal shapes southwest suburban Illinois House race

6 days ago

Feds investigating 'suspicious' letter sent to Chicago election office

7 days ago

Gov. JB Pritzker reports $9.4 million income on 2025 tax returns — and no gambling winnings

7 days ago

Illinois erases $1.4 billion in medical debt for thousands of residents

7 days ago

Johnson's veto of bid to curtail his borrowing power survives override try — by one vote

8 days ago

Democrat Patty García faces Chris Getty, two other challengers in race for Rep. 'Chuy' García's seat

7 days ago

Lobbyist campaign cash helps fuel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's run for U.S. Senate seat Dick Durbin is leaving

7 days ago

Social Security recipients will get 3.6% cost-of-living boost, an average of $75 a month

8 days ago

Fatima Hussein | Associated Press

8 days ago

Judge tosses lawsuit to force Giannoulias, Quigley, Pappas to choose between reelection or mayoral bid

7 days ago

City Council OKs $260.8M settlement for 17 victims of corrupt ex-cop Guevara

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Democrat Juliana Stratton faces Don Tracy, former GOP chair, in Senate battle for Dick Durbin's seat

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6 takeaways from the only gubernatorial debate between Gov. Pritzker and Darren Bailey

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