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Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing

Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing

President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the U.S. economy.

 
Pritzker says redistricting in Illinois a possibility if Texas goes ahead with remap

Pritzker says redistricting in Illinois a possibility if Texas goes ahead with remap

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday reiterated his support for Texas legislators who are staying in Illinois to thwart a vote on a Congressional redistricting proposal that they say will disenfranchise minority voters.

 
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Bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Dems are staying

Bomb threat at St. Charles conference center where Texas Dems are staying

St. Charles police are investigating a bomb threat Wednesday morning at a conference center where Democratic Texas state lawmakers have been staying.

 
GOP’s Ufodike to again run for 51st state House seat

GOP’s Ufodike to again run for 51st state House seat

A former township trustee from Lake County will take another run at the state House in 2026.

 
Geneva woman running for Republican nomination for state Senate

Geneva woman running for Republican nomination for state Senate

A Geneva woman is running for the Republican nomination for the 33rd state Senate district.

 
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Arlington Heights trustee launches bid for state Senate seat

Arlington Heights trustee launches bid for state Senate seat

Arlington Heights Trustee and Shelter, Inc. CEO Carina Santa Maria is running for the state Senate seat held by Mark Walker, who isn’t seeking reelection next year.

 
Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois elections

Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois elections

The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters and...

 
‘We will hide them at our own legal peril’: DuPage Democratic leader pledges to protect Texan lawmakers

‘We will hide them at our own legal peril’: DuPage Democratic leader pledges to protect Texan lawmakers

More than two dozen Texas Democrats have made the West suburbs their temporary home after they fled Austin on Sunday to block a Republican redistricting plan. Here’s how that happened.

 
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Texas Democrats flee to the suburbs to block Trump-backed redistricting

Texas Democrats flee to the suburbs to block Trump-backed redistricting

Democratic Texas state lawmakers fled Austin for the Chicago suburbs Sunday to block a controversial redistricting plan that likely would hand Republicans more seats in Congress.

 
Diversity in crash test dummies can save women’s lives, Duckworth, GOP senators say

Diversity in crash test dummies can save women’s lives, Duckworth, GOP senators say

Plus Realtor lobby cracks down on transit funding proposal and yet another congressional race erupts.

 

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